Analysis
HTS 9006.61.00 covers discharge lamp ("electronic") flashlight apparatus under heading 9006 (photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras; photographic flashlight apparatus and…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 6.8%. Compared with 9006.59.60 (valued not over $10 each), which pays 6.8%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 6.8 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
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.
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.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9006.30.00 | Cameras specially designed for underwater use, for aerial survey, or for medical or surgical examination of internal organs; comparison cameras for forensic or criminological purposes | Free |
| 9006.40.40 | Instant print cameras: fixed focus | Free |
| 9006.40.60 | Valued not over $10 each | 6.8% |
| 9006.40.90 | Valued over $10 each | Free |
| 9006.53.02 | For roll film of a width of 35 mm | Free |
| 9006.59.01 | With through-the-lens viewfinder (single lens reflex (SLR)) | Free |
| 9006.59.05 | Hand held: 110 cameras | Free |
| 9006.59.08 | Hand held: other | 4% |
| 9006.59.10 | Fixed focus: other | Free |
| 9006.59.12 | Valued not over $10 each | 6.8% |
| 9006.59.15 | Valued over $10 each | Free |
| 9006.59.20 | Cameras of a kind used for preparing printing plates or cylinders | Free |
| 9006.59.40 | Other: fixed focus | 4% |
| 9006.59.60 | Valued not over $10 each | 6.8% |
| 9006.59.91 | Valued over $10 each | Free |
| 9006.69.01 | Photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs: other | Free |
| 9006.91.00 | Parts and accessories: for cameras | 5.8% |
| 9006.99.00 | Parts and accessories: other | 3.9% |