Analysis
HTS 8510.90.20 covers parts of shavers: other parts of shavers under heading 8510 (shavers, hair clippers and hair-removing appliances, with self-contained electric motor…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 4.2%. The costliest confusion would be with 8510.90.55 (parts: other) at 4.2%, a difference of 4.2 points on the customs value.
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.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 58% of the 624 tariff lines in chapter 85 that are also free. 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 8510.90.10 (blades and cutting heads, duty-free), 8510.90.30 (parts of hair clippers to be used for agricultural or…, 4%), 8510.90.40 (parts of hair clippers: other parts of hair clippers, 4%) and 8510.90.55 (parts: other, 4.2%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 335210 (Small Electrical Appliance Manufacturing), an industry of 178 US establishments employing 8,857 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8510.90.10 | Blades and cutting heads | 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% |