Analysis
HTS 8501.31.60 covers motors: other under heading 8501 (electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)).
Within this group the rate runs from 2.5% to 4%. Compared with 8501.31.40 (exceeding 74.6 W but not exceeding 735 W), which pays 4%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 1.6 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 2.4% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 85 (63rd percentile of 624 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $240 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 14.6 times the general rate.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Automotive Products Trade Act, the Bahrain FTA, the civil aircraft agreement, and 14 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 2.4%. 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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8501.31.20 | Exceeding 37.5 W but not exceeding 74.6 W | 2.8% |
| 8501.31.40 | Exceeding 74.6 W but not exceeding 735 W | 4% |
| 8501.31.50 | Exceeding 735 W but under 746 W | 3.3% |
| 8501.31.81 | Of an output not exceeding 750 W: generators | 2.5% |