Analysis
HTS 8424.20.10 covers simple piston pump sprays and powder bellows under heading 8424 (mechanical appliances (whether or not hand operated) for projecting, dispersing or…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 2.9%. The costliest confusion would be with 8424.90.90 (parts: other) at duty-free, a difference of 2.9 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 2.9% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 84 (74th percentile of 823 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $290 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 15.5 times the general rate.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Automotive Products Trade Act, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 2.9%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8424.10.00 | Fire extinguishers, whether or not charged | Free |
| 8424.20.90 | Spray guns and similar appliances: other | Free |
| 8424.30.10 | Sand blasting machines | Free |
| 8424.30.90 | Steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines: other | Free |
| 8424.41.10 | Sprayers (except sprayers, self-contained, having a capacity not over 20 liters) | Free |
| 8424.41.90 | Portable sprayers: other | 2.4% |
| 8424.49.00 | Agricultural or horticultural sprayers: other | 2.4% |
| 8424.82.00 | Agricultural or horticultural | 2.4% |
| 8424.89.10 | Mechanical appliances for projecting, dispersing or spraying, of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuits or printed circuit assemblies | Free |
| 8424.89.90 | Other appliances: other | 1.8% |
| 8424.90.05 | Of fire extinguishers | Free |
| 8424.90.10 | Of simple piston pump sprays and powder bellows | 2.9% |
| 8424.90.20 | Of sand blasting machines | Free |
| 8424.90.90 | Parts: other | Free |