Analysis
HTS 8518.90.81 covers other: other under heading 8518 (microphones and stands therefor; loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their…).
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 8518.90.20 (printed circuit assemblies of line telephone handsets…, duty-free), 8518.90.41 (of line telephone handsets of subheading 8518.30.10; of…, duty-free) and 8518.90.60 (printed circuit assemblies of the articles of subheading…, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 334220 (Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing), an industry of 645 US establishments employing 52,536 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8518.90.20 | Printed circuit assemblies of line telephone handsets; parts of repeaters | Free |
| 8518.90.41 | Of line telephone handsets of subheading 8518.30.10; of repeaters of subheading 8518.40.10: other | Free |
| 8518.90.60 | Printed circuit assemblies of the articles of subheading 8518.10.40 or 8518.29.40 | Free |