Analysis
HTS 8485.20.00 covers by plastics or rubber deposit under heading 8485 (machines for additive manufacturing).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 3.1%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 8485.90.90 (parts: other), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 3.1 percentage points.
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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8485.10.01 | Machines for additive manufacturing: by metal deposit | 2.5% |
| 8485.30.00 | By plaster, cement, ceramics or glass deposit | 2.5% |
| 8485.80.00 | Machines for additive manufacturing: other | 2.5% |
| 8485.90.10 | By plastics or rubber deposit | 3.1% |
| 8485.90.90 | Parts: other | Free |