8472

Analysis

Heading 8472 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers other office machines (for example, hectograph or stencil duplicating machines, addressing machines, automatic banknote dispensers, coin-sorting machines, coin-counting or wrapping machines, pencil-sharpening machines…. It divides into 3 six-digit subheadings and 8 eight-digit tariff lines, with 10 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.

7 of its 8 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (88%) and 1 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 1.8%. The median line pays duty-free.

The largest subheadings are 8472.90 (other, 6 lines), 8472.10 (unnamed, 1 line) and 8472.30 (unnamed, 1 line).

Its median rate of duty-free sits at the 30th percentile of the headings in chapter 84.

By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (33331), Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (334118) and Office Supplies (except Paper) Manufacturing (339940). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.