Analysis
HTS 8475.21.00 covers machines for making optical fibers and preforms thereof under heading 8475 (machines for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes or flashbulbs, in glass…).
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 8475.10.00 (machines for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes…, duty-free), 8475.29.00 (machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or…, duty-free), 8475.90.10 (of machines for assembling electric or electronic lamps…, duty-free) and 8475.90.90 (parts: other, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 33324 (Industrial Machinery Manufacturing), an industry of 2,836 US establishments employing 111,497 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8475.10.00 | Machines for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes or flashbulbs, in glass envelopes | Free |
| 8475.29.00 | Machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware: other | Free |
| 8475.90.10 | Of machines for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes or flashbulbs, in glass envelopes | Free |
| 8475.90.90 | Parts: other | Free |