Analysis
HTS 8475.90.90 covers parts: other 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.
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 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 8475.90.10 (of machines for assembling electric or electronic lamps…, 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 is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
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 |
| 8475.90.10 | Of machines for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes or flashbulbs, in glass envelopes | Free |