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HTS tariff line · chapter 85

8543.90.85

Of flat panel displays other than for articles of heading 8528, except for subheadings 8528.52 or 8528.62

Analysis

HTS 8543.90.85 covers of flat panel displays other than for articles of heading 8528, except for subheadings 8528.52 or 8528.62 under heading 8543 (electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included…).

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.

Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 333242 (Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing), an industry of 170 US establishments employing 28,799 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.

All 6 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.

Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.

Neighbouring lines

LineDescriptionGeneral rate
8543.90.12Of physical vapor deposition apparatus of subheading 8543.70Free
8543.90.15Printed circuit assembliesFree
8543.90.35Assemblies and subassemblies for flight data recorders, consisting of two or more parts or pieces fastened or joined together: otherFree
8543.90.65Of flat panel displays other than for articles of heading 8528, except for subheadings 8528.52 or 8528.62Free
8543.90.68Printed circuit assemblies: otherFree
8543.90.88Other: otherFree