HTS tariff line · chapter 85
8511.90.40
Of voltage and voltage-current regulators with cut-out relays: other
Analysis
HTS 8511.90.40 covers of voltage and voltage-current regulators with cut-out relays: other under heading 8511 (electrical ignition or starting equipment of a kind used for spark-ignition or…).
Within this group the rate runs from 2.5% to 3.1%. Compared with 8511.90.20 (designed for use on 6, 12 or 24 V systems), which pays 3.1%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 3.1 percentage points.
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 8511.90.20 (designed for use on 6, 12 or 24 V systems, 3.1%) and 8511.90.60 (parts: other parts, 2.5%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 336320 (Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing), an industry of 574 US establishments employing 60,662 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8511.90.20 | Designed for use on 6, 12 or 24 V systems | 3.1% |
| 8511.90.60 | Parts: other parts | 2.5% |