Analysis
HTS 8714.10.00 covers of motorcycles (including mopeds) under heading 8714 (parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 8711 to 8713). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 10%. Compared with 8714.99.80 (other: other), which pays 10%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 10 percentage points.
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.08 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 47% of the 212 tariff lines in chapter 87, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 25% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 25% duty.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8714.20.00 | Of carriages for disabled persons | Free |
| 8714.91.20 | Valued over $600 each | 3.9% |
| 8714.91.30 | Frames: other | 3.9% |
| 8714.91.50 | Sets of steel tubing cut to exact length and each set having the number of tubes needed for the assembly (with other parts) into the frame and fork of one bicycle | 6% |
| 8714.91.90 | Frames and forks, and parts thereof: other | Free |
| 8714.92.10 | Wheel rims and spokes: wheel rims | 5% |
| 8714.92.50 | Wheel rims and spokes: spokes | 10% |
| 8714.93.05 | Aluminum alloy hubs with a hollow axle and lever-operated quick release mechanism | Free |
| 8714.93.15 | Other: three speed | Free |
| 8714.93.24 | Variable speed (except three speed) with internal gear changing mechanisms: two speed | Free |
| 8714.93.28 | Variable speed (except three speed) with internal gear changing mechanisms: other | 3% |
| 8714.93.35 | Other: other | 10% |
| 8714.93.70 | Free-wheel sprocket-wheels | Free |
| 8714.94.30 | Drum brakes, caliper and cantilever bicycle brakes, and coaster brakes; parts thereof (including cable or inner wire therefor, fitted with fittings) | Free |
| 8714.94.90 | Brakes, including coaster braking hubs and hub brakes, and parts thereof: other | 10% |
| 8714.95.00 | Other: saddles | 8% |
| 8714.96.10 | Pedals and parts thereof | 8% |
| 8714.96.50 | Cotterless-type crank sets and parts thereof | Free |
| 8714.96.90 | Pedals and crank-gear, and parts thereof: other crank-gear and parts thereof | 10% |
| 8714.99.10 | Click twist grips and click stick levers | Free |
| 8714.99.50 | Derailleurs and parts thereof | Free |
| 8714.99.60 | Trigger and twist grip controls for three speed hubs, and parts thereof; bicycle handlebar stems wholly of aluminum alloy (including their hardware of any material), valued over $2.15 each; and bicycle handlebar stem rotor assemblies | Free |
| 8714.99.80 | Other: other | 10% |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.08 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(b) to this subchapter