Analysis
HTS 8532.21.00 covers other fixed capacitors: tantalum under heading 8532 (electrical capacitors, fixed, variable or adjustable (pre-set); parts thereof). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
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.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 58% of the 624 tariff lines in chapter 85 that are also free. 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 334416 (Capacitor, Resistor, Coil, Transformer, and Other Inductor Manufacturing), an industry of 322 US establishments employing 15,225 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
The ten-digit suffixes separate metal case, dipped and designed for surface mounting. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8532.10.00 | Fixed capacitors designed for use in 50/60 Hz circuits and having a reactive power handling capacity of not less than 0.5 kvar (power capacitors) | Free |
| 8532.22.00 | Aluminum electrolytic | Free |
| 8532.23.00 | Ceramic dielectric, single layer | Free |
| 8532.24.00 | Ceramic dielectric, multilayer | Free |
| 8532.25.00 | Dielectric of paper or plastics | Free |
| 8532.29.00 | Other fixed capacitors: other | Free |
| 8532.30.00 | Variable or adjustable (pre-set) capacitors | Free |
| 8532.90.00 | Electrical capacitors, fixed, variable or adjustable (pre-set); parts thereof: parts | Free |