Analysis
HTS 8540.12.10 covers non-high definition under heading 8540 (thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode tubes (for example, vacuum or vapor or gas…).
The general duty rate is 3.6% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 85 (85th percentile of 624 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $360 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 60%, 16.7 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 3.6%. 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 other lines in the same group are 8540.12.20 (television picture tubes having a straight line dimension…, 3.6%), 8540.12.50 (non-high definition, 3.3%) and 8540.12.70 (other: high definition, 3.3%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 334419 (Other Electronic Component Manufacturing), an industry of 1,081 US establishments employing 54,983 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8540.12.20 | Television picture tubes having a straight line dimension across the faceplate greater than 29 cm but having no straight line dimension across the faceplate that exceeds 42 cm: high definition | 3.6% |
| 8540.12.50 | Non-high definition | 3.3% |
| 8540.12.70 | Other: high definition | 3.3% |