Analysis
HTS 8508.70.00 covers vacuum cleaners; parts thereof: parts under heading 8508 (vacuum cleaners; parts thereof).
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 58% of the 624 tariff lines in chapter 85, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other lines in the same group are 8508.11.00 (of a power not exceeding 1,500 W and having a dust bag or…, duty-free), 8508.19.00 (with self-contained electric motor: other, duty-free) and 8508.60.00 (vacuum cleaners; parts thereof: other vacuum cleaners, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 335210 (Small Electrical Appliance Manufacturing), an industry of 178 US establishments employing 8,857 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
All 3 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8508.11.00 | Of a power not exceeding 1,500 W and having a dust bag or other receptacle capacity not exceeding 20 l | Free |
| 8508.19.00 | With self-contained electric motor: other | Free |
| 8508.60.00 | Vacuum cleaners; parts thereof: other vacuum cleaners | Free |