Analysis
HTS 8528.69.15 covers incorporating video recording or reproducing apparatus under heading 8528 (monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus; reception…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 5%. The costliest confusion would be with 8528.69.45 (with a video display diagonal not exceeding 34.29 cm) at duty-free, a difference of 3.9 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 3.9% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 85 (88th percentile of 624 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $390 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 3.9%. 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 25%, 6.4 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8528.69.05 | Incorporating video recording or reproducing apparatus | Free |
| 8528.69.10 | Incomplete or unfinished (including assemblies consisting of the parts specified in subdivisions (a), (b), (c) and (e) in additional U.S. note 9 to this chapter plus a power supply), presented without a display device: other | Free |
| 8528.69.20 | Non-high definition, with a cathode-ray tube: other | 5% |
| 8528.69.25 | Incorporating video recording or reproducing apparatus | 3.9% |
| 8528.69.30 | High definition, with a cathode-ray tube: other | 5% |
| 8528.69.35 | With a video display diagonal not exceeding 34.29 cm | Free |
| 8528.69.40 | Incorporating video recording or reproducing apparatus: other | 3.9% |
| 8528.69.45 | With a video display diagonal not exceeding 34.29 cm | Free |
| 8528.69.50 | Other: other | 5% |
| 8528.69.55 | Incorporating video recording or reproducing apparatus | 3.9% |
| 8528.69.60 | Other: other | 5% |
| 8528.69.70 | Black and white or other monochrome | 5% |