Analysis
HTS 8544.42.90 covers other: other under heading 8544 (insulated (including enameled or anodized) wire, cable (including coaxial cable) and…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in .
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to duty-free. Compared with 8544.42.20 (of a kind used for telecommunications), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 2.6 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 2.6% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 85 (71st percentile of 624 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $260 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
For statistics it divides in two: 8544.42.90.10 for extension cords as defined in statistical note 7 to this… and 8544.42.90.90 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 13.5 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 2.6%. 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.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8544.42.10 | Fitted with modular telephone connectors | Free |
| 8544.42.20 | Of a kind used for telecommunications | Free |