Analysis
HTS 8714.91.90 covers frames and forks, and parts thereof: other under heading 8714 (parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 8711 to 8713).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 3.9% to 6%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 8714.91.50 (sets of steel tubing cut to exact length and each set having the…), at 6%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 6 percentage points.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 47% of the 212 tariff lines in chapter 87. 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 30% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 30% duty.
The other lines in the same group are 8714.91.20 (valued over $600 each, 3.9%), 8714.91.30 (frames: other, 3.9%) and 8714.91.50 (sets of steel tubing cut to exact length and each set…, 6%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |