Analysis
HTS 8419.89.60 covers molten-salt-cooled acrylic acid reactors under heading 8419 (machinery, plant or laboratory equipment, whether or not electrically heated (excluding…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 4.2%. The costliest confusion would be with 8419.89.95 (other: other) at 4.2%, a difference of 4.2 points on the customs value.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 61% of the 823 tariff lines in chapter 84 that are also free. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The other lines in the same group are 8419.89.10 (for making paper pulp, paper or paperboard, duty-free) and 8419.89.95 (other: other, 4.2%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 33399 (All Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing), an industry of 3,460 US establishments employing 158,898 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8419.89.10 | For making paper pulp, paper or paperboard | Free |
| 8419.89.95 | Other: other | 4.2% |