Analysis
HTS 8543.70.71 covers electric luminescent lamps under heading 8543 (electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 2.6%. The costliest confusion would be with 8543.70.97 (plasma cleaner machines that remove organic contaminants from…) at duty-free, a difference of 2 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 2% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 85 (61st percentile of 624 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $200 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 2%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 20%, 10.0 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8543.70.20 | Physical vapor deposition apparatus | 2.5% |
| 8543.70.42 | Flight data recorders | Free |
| 8543.70.45 | Electric synchros and transducers; flight data recorders; defrosters and demisters with electric resistors for aircraft: other | 2.6% |
| 8543.70.60 | Articles designed for connection to telegraphic or telephonic apparatus or instruments or to telegraphic or telephonic networks | Free |
| 8543.70.80 | Microwave amplifiers | Free |
| 8543.70.85 | For electrical nerve stimulation | Free |
| 8543.70.88 | Electrical machines with translation or dictionary functions; video game console controllers which use infrared transmissions to operate or access the various functions and capabilities of the console | Free |
| 8543.70.89 | Other: other portable battery operated electronic readers for recording and reproducing text, still images or audio files | Free |
| 8543.70.91 | Digital signal processing apparatus capable of connecting to a wired or wireless network for the mixing of sound | Free |
| 8543.70.93 | Portable interactive electronic education devices primarily designed for children | Free |
| 8543.70.95 | 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 |
| 8543.70.97 | Plasma cleaner machines that remove organic contaminants from electron microscopy specimens and specimen holders | Free |
| 8543.70.98 | Other: other | 2.6% |