Analysis
Subheading 8443.99 covers other, within heading 8443. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 8 US tariff lines below it are national.
Every one of its 8 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the subheading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
The US splits it as follows: 8443.99.10 for accessory and auxiliary machines which are intended for attachment to… (duty-free), 8443.99.20 for parts of printer units of subheading 8443.32.10 specified in… (duty-free), 8443.99.25 for parts and accessories of printers: other (duty-free), 8443.99.30 for parts of facsimile machines specified in additional U.S. note 3 to… (duty-free), 8443.99.35 for parts and accessories of facsimile machines: other (duty-free), 8443.99.40 for parts of photocopying apparatus of subheading 8443.39.20 specified in… (duty-free), 8443.99.45 for parts and accessories of copying machines: other (duty-free) and 8443.99.50 for other: other (duty-free).
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8443.99.10 | Accessory and auxiliary machines which are intended for attachment to an electrostatic photocopier and which do not operate independently of such photocopier | Free |
| 8443.99.20 | Parts of printer units of subheading 8443.32.10 specified in additional U.S. note 2 to this chapter | Free |
| 8443.99.25 | Parts and accessories of printers: other | Free |
| 8443.99.30 | Parts of facsimile machines specified in additional U.S. note 3 to this chapter | Free |
| 8443.99.35 | Parts and accessories of facsimile machines: other | Free |
| 8443.99.40 | Parts of photocopying apparatus of subheading 8443.39.20 specified in additional U.S. note 4 to this chapter | Free |
| 8443.99.45 | Parts and accessories of copying machines: other | Free |
| 8443.99.50 | Other: other | Free |