Analysis
HTS 8481.90.90 covers parts: other under heading 8481 (taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances, for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 5 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 3% to 5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 8481.90.30 (of hand operated and check appliances: of iron or steel), at 5%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 5 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 8481.90.10 (of hand operated and check appliances: of copper, 3%), 8481.90.30 (of hand operated and check appliances: of iron or steel, 5%) and 8481.90.50 (of other materials, 3%).
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8481.90.10 | Of hand operated and check appliances: of copper | 3% |
| 8481.90.30 | Of hand operated and check appliances: of iron or steel | 5% |
| 8481.90.50 | Of other materials | 3% |