Analysis
HTS 8712.00.15 covers bicycles having both wheels not exceeding 63.5 cm in diameter under heading 8712 (bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles), not motorized). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
Within this group the rate runs from 3.7% to 11%. Compared with 8712.00.50 (bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles), not…), which pays 3.7%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 7.3 percentage points.
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 11%. 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. Reduced but not zero rates apply under some agreements: 5.5% for JP.
The general duty rate is 11% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 87 (94th percentile of 212 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,100 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 30%, 2.7 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8712.00.25 | If weighing less than 16.3 kg complete without accessories and not designed for use with tires having a cross-sectional diameter exceeding 4.13 cm | 5.5% |
| 8712.00.35 | Bicycles having both wheels exceeding 63.5 cm in diameter: other | 11% |
| 8712.00.44 | Bicycles having a front wheel exceeding 55 cm but not exceeding 63.5 cm in diameter and a rear wheel exceeding 63.5 cm in diameter, weighing less than 16.3 kg complete without accessories and not designed for use with tires having a cross-sectional diameter exceeding 4.13 cm, valued $200 or more each | 5.5% |
| 8712.00.48 | Bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles), not motorized: other bicycles | 11% |
| 8712.00.50 | Bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles), not motorized: other cycles | 3.7% |