Analysis
HTS 8473.30.11 covers printed circuit assemblies under heading 8473 (parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) suitable for use…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
For statistics it divides in two: 8473.30.11.40 for memory modules suitable for use solely or principally with… and 8473.30.11.80 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
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.
The other lines in the same group are 8473.30.20 (parts and accessories, including face plates and lock…, duty-free), 8473.30.51 (not incorporating a cathode ray tube: other, duty-free) and 8473.30.91 (parts and accessories of the machines of heading 8471: other, duty-free).
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8473.30.20 | Parts and accessories, including face plates and lock latches, of printed circuit assemblies | Free |
| 8473.30.51 | Not incorporating a cathode ray tube: other | Free |
| 8473.30.91 | Parts and accessories of the machines of heading 8471: other | Free |