Analysis
HTS 8486.90.00 covers parts and accessories under heading 8486 (machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of…).
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.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 61% of the 823 tariff lines in chapter 84, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. 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 8486.10.00 (machines and apparatus for the manufacture of boules or…, duty-free), 8486.20.00 (machines and apparatus for the manufacture of semiconductor…, duty-free), 8486.30.00 (machines and apparatus for the manufacture of flat panel…, duty-free) and 8486.40.00 (machines and apparatus specified in note 11(C) to this…, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 333242 (Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing), an industry of 170 US establishments employing 28,799 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8486.10.00 | Machines and apparatus for the manufacture of boules or wafers | Free |
| 8486.20.00 | Machines and apparatus for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits | Free |
| 8486.30.00 | Machines and apparatus for the manufacture of flat panel displays | Free |
| 8486.40.00 | Machines and apparatus specified in note 11(C) to this chapter | Free |