Analysis
HTS 8447.20.20 covers power driven flat knitting machines over 50.8 cm in width under heading 8447 (knitting machines, stitch-bonding machines and machines for making gimped yarn, tulle…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 2.6%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 8447.20.30 (v-bed flat knitting machines: other), at 2.6%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 2.6 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 40% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 40% duty.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 61% of the 823 tariff lines in chapter 84. 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 8447.20.30 (v-bed flat knitting machines: other, 2.6%), 8447.20.40 (warp knitting machines, duty-free) and 8447.20.60 (flat knitting machines; stitch-bonding machines: other, duty-free).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8447.20.30 | V-bed flat knitting machines: other | 2.6% |
| 8447.20.40 | Warp knitting machines | Free |
| 8447.20.60 | Flat knitting machines; stitch-bonding machines: other | Free |