Analysis
HTS 9002.11.90 covers other: other under heading 9002 (lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, mounted, being parts…).
The general duty rate is 2.3% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 90 (82nd percentile of 296 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $230 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 2.45%. The costliest confusion would be with 9002.11.60 (mounted lenses suitable for use in, and entered separately from…) at duty-free, a difference of 2.3 points on the customs value.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 19.6 times the general rate.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 2.3%. 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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9002.11.40 | For cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers: projection | 2.45% |
| 9002.11.60 | Mounted lenses suitable for use in, and entered separately from, closed-circuit television cameras, with or without attached electrical or non-electrical closed-circuit television camera connectors, and with or without attached motors | Free |