Analysis
HTS 8527.91.60 covers other: other under heading 8527 (reception apparatus for radiobroadcasting, whether or not combined, in the same housing…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
For statistics it divides in two: 8527.91.60.40 for incorporating optical disc (including compact disc) players… and 8527.91.60.80 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
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 8527.91.05 (articles designed for connection to telegraphic or…, duty-free), 8527.91.40 (combinations incorporating tape players which are incapable…, duty-free) and 8527.91.50 (other: other combinations incorporating tape recorders, duty-free).
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8527.91.05 | Articles designed for connection to telegraphic or telephonic apparatus or instruments or to telegraphic or telephonic networks | Free |
| 8527.91.40 | Combinations incorporating tape players which are incapable of recording | Free |
| 8527.91.50 | Other: other combinations incorporating tape recorders | Free |