Analysis
HTS 8450.20.00 covers machines, each of a dry linen capacity exceeding 10 kg under heading 8450 (household- or laundry-type washing machines, including machines which both wash and dry…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 1.4% to 2.6%. The costliest confusion would be with 8450.90.60 (parts: other) at 2.6%, a difference of 1.6 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 1% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 84 (61st percentile of 823 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $100 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 35.0 times the general rate.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 1%. 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.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8450.11.00 | Fully automatic machines | 1.4% |
| 8450.12.00 | Machines, each of a dry linen capacity not exceeding 10 kg: other machines with built-in centrifugal dryer | 2.6% |
| 8450.19.00 | Machines, each of a dry linen capacity not exceeding 10 kg: other | 1.8% |
| 8450.90.20 | Tubs and tub assemblies | 2.6% |
| 8450.90.40 | Furniture designed to receive the machines of subheadings 8450.11 through 8450.20, inclusive | 2.6% |
| 8450.90.60 | Parts: other | 2.6% |