Analysis
HTS 8501.33.30 covers 149.2 kW or more but not exceeding 150 kW under heading 8501 (electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 2.8%. The costliest confusion would be with 8501.33.20 (exceeding 75 kW but under 149.2 kW) at duty-free, a difference of 2.8 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 2.8% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 85 (77th percentile of 624 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $280 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 12.5 times the general rate.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the civil aircraft agreement, the Chile FTA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 2.8%. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8501.33.20 | Exceeding 75 kW but under 149.2 kW | Free |
| 8501.33.40 | Motors: other | 2.8% |
| 8501.33.61 | Of an output exceeding 75 kW but not exceeding 375 kW: generators | 2.5% |