Analysis
HTS 8501.71.00 covers of an output not exceeding 50 W under heading 8501 (electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 6.7%. Compared with 8501.10.20 (synchronous, valued not over $4 each), which pays 6.7%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 4.2 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 2.5% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 85 (67th percentile of 624 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $250 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 14.0 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 2.5%. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8501.10.20 | 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% |
| 8501.52.40 | Exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 14.92 kW | 3.7% |
| 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% |
| 8501.72.10 | Of an output not exceeding 750 W | 2.5% |