Analysis
HTS 8477.10.40 covers for use in the manufacture of optical media under heading 8477 (machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 3.1%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 8477.10.90 (injection-molding machines: other), at 3.1%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 3.1 percentage points.
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 8477.10.30 (for manufacturing shoes, duty-free) and 8477.10.90 (injection-molding machines: other, 3.1%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8477.10.30 | For manufacturing shoes | Free |
| 8477.10.90 | Injection-molding machines: other | 3.1% |