Analysis
HTS 8524.11.90 covers of liquid crystals: other under heading 8524 (flat panel display modules, whether or not incorporating touch-sensitive screens).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 4.5%. Compared with 8524.99.00 (other: other), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 4.5 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 4.5% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 85 (93rd percentile of 624 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $450 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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 4.5%. 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%, 10.0 times the general rate.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 33331 (Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing), an industry of 1,731 US establishments employing 80,504 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8524.11.10 | Flat panel display modules, other than flat panel display modules for articles of subheadings 8528.59, 8528.69, 8528.72 and 8528.73 | Free |
| 8524.12.00 | Of organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) | Free |
| 8524.19.00 | Without drivers or controls circuits: other | Free |
| 8524.91.10 | Flat panel display modules, other than flat panel display modules for articles of subheadings 8528.59, 8528.69, 8528.72 and 8528.73 | Free |
| 8524.91.90 | Of liquid crystals: other | 4.5% |
| 8524.92.00 | Of organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) | Free |
| 8524.99.00 | Other: other | Free |