Analysis
Subheading 9002.90 covers other, within heading 9002. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 5 US tariff lines below it are national.
Every one of its 5 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the subheading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
The US splits it as follows: 9002.90.20 for other: prisms (duty-free), 9002.90.40 for other: mirrors (duty-free), 9002.90.70 for halftone screens designed for use in engraving or photographic… (duty-free), 9002.90.85 for mounted lenses suitable for use in, and entered separately from… (duty-free) and 9002.90.95 for other: other (duty-free).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (33331). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9002.90.20 | Other: prisms | Free |
| 9002.90.40 | Other: mirrors | Free |
| 9002.90.70 | Halftone screens designed for use in engraving or photographic processes | Free |
| 9002.90.85 | 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 |
| 9002.90.95 | Other: other | Free |