Analysis
HTS 8473.50.30 covers printed circuit assemblies 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.
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.
The other lines in the same group are 8473.50.60 (parts and accessories, including face plates and lock…, duty-free) and 8473.50.90 (parts and accessories equally suitable for use with…, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 334418 (Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing), an industry of 861 US establishments employing 49,932 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
All 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8473.50.60 | Parts and accessories, including face plates and lock latches, of printed circuit assemblies | Free |
| 8473.50.90 | Parts and accessories equally suitable for use with machines of two or more of the headings 8470 to 8472: other | Free |