Analysis
Subheading 8482.99 covers other, within heading 8482. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 6 US tariff lines below it are national.
None of its 6 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 5.8% to 9.9% with a median of 5.8%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 8482.99.05 for inner or outer rings or races: for ball bearings (9.9%), 8482.99.15 for for tapered roller bearings (5.8%), 8482.99.25 for inner or outer rings or races: other (5.8%), 8482.99.35 for parts of ball bearings (including parts of ball bearings with… (9.9%), 8482.99.45 for parts of tapered roller bearings (5.8%) and 8482.99.65 for other: other (5.8%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing (332991). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8482.99.05 | Inner or outer rings or races: for ball bearings | 9.9% |
| 8482.99.15 | For tapered roller bearings | 5.8% |
| 8482.99.25 | Inner or outer rings or races: other | 5.8% |
| 8482.99.35 | Parts of ball bearings (including parts of ball bearings with integral shafts) | 9.9% |
| 8482.99.45 | Parts of tapered roller bearings | 5.8% |
| 8482.99.65 | Other: other | 5.8% |