HTS tariff line · chapter 85
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
Analysis
HTS 8541.90.00 covers semiconductor devices (for example, diodes, transistors, semiconductor-based transducers); photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells… under heading 8541 (semiconductor devices (for example, diodes, transistors, semiconductor-based…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
For statistics it divides in two: 8541.90.00.10 for frames for photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made… and 8541.90.00.80 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
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.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 58% of the 624 tariff lines in chapter 85 that are also free. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
All 14 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8541.90.00.10 | Frames for photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panels (as covered by subheading 8541.43.00) | No. | |
| 8541.90.00.80 | Other | No. |
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 |
| 8541.60.00 | Mounted piezoelectric crystals | Free |