HTS tariff line · chapter 84
8456.11.70
Of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuits, printed circuit assemblies, parts of heading 8517 or parts of automatic data processing units
Analysis
HTS 8456.11.70 covers of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuits, printed circuit assemblies, parts of heading 8517 or parts of automatic data… under heading 8456 (machine tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or…).
Within this group the rate runs from 2.4% to 3.5%. Compared with 8456.11.10 (operated by laser: for working metal), which pays 3.5%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 3.5 percentage points.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 61% of the 823 tariff lines in chapter 84, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. 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.
The other lines in the same group are 8456.11.10 (operated by laser: for working metal, 3.5%) and 8456.11.90 (other: other, 2.4%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8456.11.10 | Operated by laser: for working metal | 3.5% |
| 8456.11.90 | Other: other | 2.4% |