Analysis
HTS 8477.10.90 covers injection-molding machines: other under heading 8477 (machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 5 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to duty-free. The costliest confusion would be with 8477.10.40 (for use in the manufacture of optical media) at duty-free, a difference of 3.1 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 3.1% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 84 (77th percentile of 823 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $310 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3.1%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 11.3 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8477.10.90.15 | Of a type used for processing rubber or other thermosetting materials | No. | 33324 |
| 8477.10.90.30 | With a clamp force less than 50 tons | No. | 33324 |
| 8477.10.90.40 | With a clamp force equal to or greater than 50 tons and less than 300 tons | No. | 33324 |
| 8477.10.90.50 | With a clamp force equal to or greater than 300 tons and less than 750 tons | No. | 33324 |
| 8477.10.90.60 | With a clamp force equal to or greater than 750 tons | No. | 33324 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8477.10.30 | For manufacturing shoes | Free |
| 8477.10.40 | For use in the manufacture of optical media | Free |