Analysis
HTS 8505.90.75 covers other, including parts: other under heading 8505 (electromagnets; permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to duty-free. The costliest confusion would be with 8505.90.70 (electromagnets of a kind used solely or principally for magnetic…) at duty-free, a difference of 1.3 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 1.3% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 85 (59th percentile of 624 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $130 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 26.9 times the general rate.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Automotive Products Trade Act, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 1.3%. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8505.90.30 | Electromagnetic lifting heads | Free |
| 8505.90.40 | Work holders and parts thereof | Free |
| 8505.90.70 | Electromagnets of a kind used solely or principally for magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, other than apparatus of heading 9018 | Free |