Analysis
HTS 8541.60.00 covers mounted piezoelectric crystals under heading 8541 (semiconductor devices (for example, diodes, transistors, semiconductor-based…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 6 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.
The ten-digit suffixes separate 32.768 kHz, not exceeding 1 MHz, except 32.768 kHz, exceeding 1 MHz, but not exceeding 5 MHZ, exceeding 5 MHZ, but not exceeding 20… and exceeding 20 MHZ. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
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.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8541.60.00.10 | 32.768 kHz | No. | 334419 |
| 8541.60.00.20 | Not exceeding 1 MHz, except 32.768 kHz | No. | 334419 |
| 8541.60.00.30 | Exceeding 1 MHz, but not exceeding 5 MHZ | No. | 334419 |
| 8541.60.00.50 | Exceeding 5 MHZ, but not exceeding 20 MHz | No. | 334419 |
| 8541.60.00.60 | Exceeding 20 MHZ | No. | 334419 |
| 8541.60.00.80 | Other | No. | 334419 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8541.10.00 | Diodes, other than photosensitive or light-emitting diodes (LED) | Free |
| 8541.21.00 | With a dissipation rate of less than 1 W | Free |
| 8541.29.00 | Transistors, other than photosensitive transistors: other | Free |
| 8541.30.00 | Thyristors, diacs and triacs, other than photosensitive devices | Free |
| 8541.41.00 | Light-emitting diodes (LED) | Free |
| 8541.42.00 | Photovoltaic cells not assembled in modules or made up into panels | Free |
| 8541.43.00 | Photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panels | Free |
| 8541.49.10 | Other: other diodes | Free |
| 8541.49.70 | Other: transistors | Free |
| 8541.49.80 | Optical coupled isolators | Free |
| 8541.49.95 | Other: other | Free |
| 8541.51.00 | Semiconductor-based transducers | Free |
| 8541.59.00 | Other semiconductor devices: other | Free |
| 8541.90.00 | Semiconductor devices (for example, diodes, transistors, semiconductor-based transducers); photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels; light-emitting diodes (LED), whether or not assembled with other light-emitting diodes (LED); mounted piezo-electric crystals; parts thereof: parts | Free |