Analysis
HTS 8510.20.90 covers hair clippers: other under heading 8510 (shavers, hair clippers and hair-removing appliances, with self-contained electric motor…).
The general duty rate is 4% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 85 (91st percentile of 624 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $400 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 4.2%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 8510.90.20 (parts of shavers: other parts of shavers), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 4 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 4%. 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 45%, 11.2 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8510.10.00 | Shavers, hair clippers and hair-removing appliances, with self-contained electric motor; parts thereof: shavers | Free |
| 8510.20.10 | Hair clippers to be used for agricultural or horticultural purposes | 4% |
| 8510.30.00 | Hair-removing appliances | 4.2% |
| 8510.90.10 | Blades and cutting heads | Free |
| 8510.90.20 | Parts of shavers: other parts of shavers | Free |
| 8510.90.30 | Parts of hair clippers to be used for agricultural or horticultural purposes | 4% |
| 8510.90.40 | Parts of hair clippers: other parts of hair clippers | 4% |
| 8510.90.55 | Parts: other | 4.2% |