Analysis
HTS 8524.92.00 covers of organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) under heading 8524 (flat panel display modules, whether or not incorporating touch-sensitive screens).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 4.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 8524.91.90 (of liquid crystals: other), at 4.5%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 4.5 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 45% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 45% duty.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 58% of the 624 tariff lines in chapter 85. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 334419 (Other Electronic Component Manufacturing), an industry of 1,081 US establishments employing 54,983 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
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 |
| 8524.11.90 | Of liquid crystals: other | 4.5% |
| 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% |
| 8524.99.00 | Other: other | Free |