Analysis
HTS 8714.93.70 covers free-wheel sprocket-wheels under heading 8714 (parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 8711 to 8713). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 10%. The costliest confusion would be with 8714.93.35 (other: other) at 10%, a difference of 10 points on the customs value.
For statistics it divides in two: 8714.93.70.30 for multiple free-wheel sprockets and 8714.93.70.60 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 47% of the 212 tariff lines in chapter 87 that are also free. 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.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 336991 (Motorcycle, Bicycle, and Parts Manufacturing), an industry of 429 US establishments employing 8,445 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |