HTS tariff line · chapter 90
9002.90.70
Halftone screens designed for use in engraving or photographic processes
Analysis
HTS 9002.90.70 covers halftone screens designed for use in engraving or photographic processes under heading 9002 (lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, mounted, being parts…).
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 73% of the 296 tariff lines in chapter 90, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
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.
The other lines in the same group are 9002.90.20 (other: prisms, duty-free), 9002.90.40 (other: mirrors, duty-free), 9002.90.85 (mounted lenses suitable for use in, and entered separately…, duty-free) and 9002.90.95 (other: other, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 33331 (Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing), an industry of 1,731 US establishments employing 80,504 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9002.90.20 | Other: prisms | Free |
| 9002.90.40 | Other: mirrors | 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 |