HTS tariff line · chapter 85
8537.10.30
Assembled with outer housing or supports, for the goods of headings 8421, 8422, 8450 or 8516
Analysis
HTS 8537.10.30 covers assembled with outer housing or supports, for the goods of headings 8421, 8422, 8450 or 8516 under heading 8537 (boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped with two or more…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 2.7%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 8537.10.80 (touch-sensitive data input devices (so-called "touch screens")…), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 2.7 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 2.7% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 85 (74th percentile of 624 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $270 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 13.0 times the general rate.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Automotive Products Trade Act, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 2.7%. 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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8537.10.60 | Motor control centers | 2.7% |
| 8537.10.80 | Touch-sensitive data input devices (so-called "touch screens") without display capabilities, for incorporation into apparatus having a display, which function by detecting the presence and location of a touch within the display area (such sensing may be obtained by means of resistance, electrostatic capacity, acoustic pulse recognition, infra-red lights or other touch-sensitive technology) | Free |
| 8537.10.91 | Other: other | 2.7% |