Analysis
HTS 8511.90.20 covers designed for use on 6, 12 or 24 V systems under heading 8511 (electrical ignition or starting equipment of a kind used for spark-ignition or…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 2.5%. Compared with 8511.90.40 (of voltage and voltage-current regulators with cut-out relays: other), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 3.1 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 3.1% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 85 (79th percentile of 624 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $310 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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 3.1%. 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 25%, 8.1 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8511.90.40 | Of voltage and voltage-current regulators with cut-out relays: other | Free |
| 8511.90.60 | Parts: other parts | 2.5% |