Analysis
HTS 8479.89.83 covers machines for the manufacturing of optical media under heading 8479 (machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 2.8%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 8479.89.65 (electromechanical appliances with self-contained electric motor: other), at 2.8%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 2.8 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8479.89.10 | Air humidifiers or dehumidifiers | Free |
| 8479.89.20 | Electromechanical appliances with self-contained electric motor: floor polishers | Free |
| 8479.89.55 | Electromechanical appliances with self-contained electric motor: trash compactors | 2.8% |
| 8479.89.65 | Electromechanical appliances with self-contained electric motor: other | 2.8% |
| 8479.89.70 | Other: carpet sweepers | Free |
| 8479.89.92 | Automated electronic component placement machines of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuit assemblies | Free |
| 8479.89.95 | Other: other | 2.5% |