Analysis
HTS 8501.52.40 covers exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 14.92 kW under heading 8501 (electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 6.7%. Compared with 8501.53.40 (exceeding 75 kW but under 149.2 kW), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 3.7 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 3.7% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 85 (85th percentile of 624 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $370 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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 3.7%. 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%, 9.5 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8501.10.20 | Synchronous, valued not over $4 each | 6.7% |
| 8501.10.40 | Of under 18.65 W: other | 4.4% |
| 8501.10.60 | Of 18.65 W or more but not exceeding 37.5 W | 2.8% |
| 8501.20.20 | Exceeding 37.5 W but not exceeding 74.6 W | 3.3% |
| 8501.20.40 | Exceeding 74.6 W but not exceeding 735 W | 4% |
| 8501.20.50 | Exceeding 735 W but under 746 W | 3.3% |
| 8501.20.60 | Universal AC/DC motors of an output exceeding 37.5 W: other | 2.4% |
| 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% |
| 8501.31.60 | Motors: other | 2.4% |
| 8501.31.81 | Of an output not exceeding 750 W: generators | 2.5% |
| 8501.32.20 | Exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 14.92 kW | 2.9% |
| 8501.32.45 | Electric motors of a kind used as the primary source of mechanical power for electrically powered vehicles of subheadings 8703.40, 8703.50, 8703.60, 8703.70 or 8703.80 | Free |
| 8501.32.55 | Other: other | Free |
| 8501.32.61 | Of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW: generators | 2% |
| 8501.33.20 | Exceeding 75 kW but under 149.2 kW | Free |
| 8501.33.30 | 149.2 kW or more but not exceeding 150 kW | 2.8% |
| 8501.33.40 | Motors: other | 2.8% |
| 8501.33.61 | Of an output exceeding 75 kW but not exceeding 375 kW: generators | 2.5% |
| 8501.34.30 | Of an output exceeding 375 kW: motors | 2.8% |
| 8501.34.61 | Of an output exceeding 375 kW: generators | 2% |
| 8501.40.20 | Of an output exceeding 37.5 W but not exceeding 74.6 W | 3.3% |
| 8501.40.40 | Of an output exceeding 74.6 W but not exceeding 735 W | 4% |
| 8501.40.50 | Of an output exceeding 735 W but under 746 W | 3.3% |
| 8501.40.60 | Other AC motors, single-phase: other | 3.7% |
| 8501.51.20 | Exceeding 37.5 W but not exceeding 74.6 W | 2.5% |
| 8501.51.40 | Exceeding 74.6 W but not exceeding 735 W | 2.5% |
| 8501.51.50 | Exceeding 735 W but under 746 W | 3.3% |
| 8501.51.60 | Of an output not exceeding 750 W: other | 2.5% |
| 8501.52.80 | Of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW: other | Free |
| 8501.53.40 | Exceeding 75 kW but under 149.2 kW | Free |
| 8501.53.60 | 149.2 kW or more but not exceeding 150 kW | 4.2% |
| 8501.53.80 | Of an output exceeding 75 kW: other | 2.8% |
| 8501.61.01 | Of an output not exceeding 75 kVA | 2.5% |
| 8501.62.01 | Of an output exceeding 75 kVA but not exceeding 375 kVA | 2.5% |
| 8501.63.01 | Of an output exceeding 375 kVA but not exceeding 750 kVA | 2.5% |
| 8501.64.01 | Of an output exceeding 750 kVA | 2.4% |
| 8501.71.00 | Of an output not exceeding 50 W | 2.5% |
| 8501.72.10 | Of an output not exceeding 750 W | 2.5% |