Analysis
HTS 8473.30.51 covers not incorporating a cathode ray tube: other under heading 8473 (parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) suitable for use…).
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.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 61% of the 823 tariff lines in chapter 84 that are also free. 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 8473.30.11 (printed circuit assemblies, duty-free), 8473.30.20 (parts and accessories, including face plates and lock…, duty-free) and 8473.30.91 (parts and accessories of the machines of heading 8471: other, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 333242 (Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing), an industry of 170 US establishments employing 28,799 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
All 3 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8473.30.11 | Printed circuit assemblies | Free |
| 8473.30.20 | Parts and accessories, including face plates and lock latches, of printed circuit assemblies | Free |
| 8473.30.91 | Parts and accessories of the machines of heading 8471: other | Free |