Analysis
HTS 8450.90.60 covers parts: other under heading 8450 (household- or laundry-type washing machines, including machines which both wash and dry…).
The general duty rate is 2.6% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 84 (71st percentile of 823 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $260 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 40%, 15.4 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 2.6%. 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.
The other lines in the same group are 8450.90.20 (tubs and tub assemblies, 2.6%) and 8450.90.40 (furniture designed to receive the machines of subheadings…, 2.6%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 335220 (Major Household Appliance Manufacturing), an industry of 180 US establishments employing 47,877 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |