Analysis
HTS 8456.11.90 covers other: other under heading 8456 (machine tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 3.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 8456.11.70 (of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed…), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 2.4 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 2.4% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 84 (65th percentile of 823 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $240 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 14.6 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 2.4%. 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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8456.11.10 | Operated by laser: for working metal | 3.5% |
| 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 | Free |