Analysis
HTS 8477.90.86 covers parts: 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.
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.
The other lines in the same group are 8477.90.25 (base, bed, platen, clamp cylinder, ram, and injection…, 3.1%), 8477.90.45 (parts: barrel screws, 3.1%) and 8477.90.65 (hydraulic assemblies incorporating more than one of the…, 3.1%).
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8477.90.25 | Base, bed, platen, clamp cylinder, ram, and injection castings, weldments and fabrications | 3.1% |
| 8477.90.45 | Parts: barrel screws | 3.1% |
| 8477.90.65 | Hydraulic assemblies incorporating more than one of the following: manifold; valves; pump; oil cooler | 3.1% |