8467.89.10

Analysis

HTS 8467.89.10 covers suitable for metal working under heading 8467 (tools for working in the hand, pneumatic, hydraulic or with self-contained electric or…).

Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 4.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 8467.19.10 (suitable for metal working), at 4.5%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 4.5 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 333991 (Power-Driven Handtool Manufacturing), an industry of 118 US establishments employing 7,217 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.