Analysis
HTS 8452.29.90 covers other: other under heading 8452 (sewing machines, other than book-sewing machines of heading 8440; furniture, bases and…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 2.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 8452.90.10 (furniture, bases and covers for sewing machines, and parts thereof), at 2.5%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 2.5 percentage points.
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.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 30% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 30% duty.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 33324 (Industrial Machinery Manufacturing), an industry of 2,836 US establishments employing 111,497 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8452.10.00 | Sewing machines of the household type | Free |
| 8452.21.10 | Specially designed to join footwear soles to uppers | Free |
| 8452.21.90 | Automatic units: other | Free |
| 8452.29.10 | Specially designed to join footwear soles to uppers | Free |
| 8452.30.00 | Sewing machine needles | Free |
| 8452.90.10 | Furniture, bases and covers for sewing machines, and parts thereof | 2.5% |
| 8452.90.20 | Furniture, bases and covers for sewing machines, and parts thereof; other parts of sewing machines: other parts of sewing machines | Free |