Analysis
HTS 8537.10.60 covers motor control centers under heading 8537 (boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped with two or more…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 2.7%. The costliest confusion would be with 8537.10.80 (touch-sensitive data input devices (so-called "touch screens")…) at duty-free, a difference of 2.7 points on the customs value.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8537.10.30 | Assembled with outer housing or supports, for the goods of headings 8421, 8422, 8450 or 8516 | 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% |