Analysis
HTS 8532.24.00 covers ceramic dielectric, multilayer under heading 8532 (electrical capacitors, fixed, variable or adjustable (pre-set); parts thereof). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 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.
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 334416 (Capacitor, Resistor, Coil, Transformer, and Other Inductor Manufacturing), an industry of 322 US establishments employing 15,225 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
The ten-digit suffixes separate chips, axial leads and radial leads. 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 |
| 8532.21.00 | Other fixed capacitors: tantalum | Free |
| 8532.22.00 | Aluminum electrolytic | Free |
| 8532.23.00 | Ceramic dielectric, single layer | 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 |