Analysis
HTS 8479.89.95 covers other: other under heading 8479 (machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 8 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 2.8%. The costliest confusion would be with 8479.89.92 (automated electronic component placement machines of a kind used…) at duty-free, a difference of 2.5 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 2.5% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 84 (68th percentile of 823 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $250 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 14.0 times the general rate.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the civil aircraft agreement, the Chile FTA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 2.5%. 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 ten-digit suffixes separate machines for preparing biological…, oil and gas field wireline and downhole…, automotive maintenance machines, hydraulic accumulators, ultrasonic cleaning devices and industrial vibrators and 1 more. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8479.89.95.10 | Machines for preparing biological samples for the subsequent diagnosis, testing, or analysis, as described in statistical note 7 to this chapter | No. | |
| 8479.89.95.50 | Oil and gas field wireline and downhole equipment | No. | 333132 |
| 8479.89.95.60 | Automotive maintenance machines | No. | 33331 |
| 8479.89.95.65 | Hydraulic accumulators | No. | 333995 |
| 8479.89.95.85 | Ultrasonic cleaning devices | No. | 335999 |
| 8479.89.95.95 | Industrial vibrators | No. | 333120 |
| 8479.89.95.96 | Tow behind sweepers | No. | 33399 |
| 8479.89.95.97 | Other | No. |
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 |
| 8479.89.83 | Machines for the manufacturing of optical media | Free |
| 8479.89.92 | Automated electronic component placement machines of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuit assemblies | Free |