Analysis
HTS 9007.91.80 covers for cameras: other under heading 9007 (cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether or not incorporating sound recording or…).
The general duty rate is 3.9% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 90 (89th percentile of 296 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $390 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 4.9%. Compared with 9007.91.40 (for cameras: parts), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 3.9 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3.9%. 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.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 11.5 times the general rate.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9007.10.00 | Cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether or not incorporating sound recording or reproducing apparatus; parts and accessories thereof: cameras | Free |
| 9007.20.20 | With sound recording and reproducing systems; and those capable of projecting only sound motion pictures | Free |
| 9007.20.40 | For film of less than 16 mm: other | 4.9% |
| 9007.20.60 | With sound recording and reproducing systems; and those capable of projecting only sound motion pictures | Free |
| 9007.20.80 | Other: other | 3.5% |
| 9007.91.40 | For cameras: parts | Free |
| 9007.92.00 | Parts and accessories: for projectors | 3.5% |