HTS tariff line · chapter 84
8475.90.10
Of machines for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes or flashbulbs, in glass envelopes
Analysis
HTS 8475.90.10 covers of machines for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes or flashbulbs, in glass envelopes 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.
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 8475.10.00 (machines for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes…, duty-free), 8475.21.00 (machines for making optical fibers and preforms thereof, duty-free), 8475.29.00 (machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or…, 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, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8475.10.00 | Machines for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes or flashbulbs, in glass envelopes | Free |
| 8475.21.00 | Machines for making optical fibers and preforms thereof | Free |
| 8475.29.00 | Machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware: other | Free |
| 8475.90.90 | Parts: other | Free |