8473.40.41

Analysis

HTS 8473.40.41 covers parts and accessories of the machines of heading 8472: other parts and accessories of the machines of 8472.90.50 under heading 8473 (parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) suitable for use…).

Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to duty-free, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 8473.40.86 (parts and accessories of the machines of heading 8472: other), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 2 percentage points.

The general duty rate is 2% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 84 (63rd percentile of 823 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $200 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.

The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 22.5 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%. 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.