Analysis
HTS 9008.90.80 covers parts and accessories: other under heading 9008 (image projectors, other than cinematographic; photographic (other than cinematographic)…).
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.08 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 7%. Compared with 9008.50.10 (projectors, enlargers and reducers: slide projectors), which pays 7%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 4.1 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 2.9% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 90 (86th percentile of 296 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $290 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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 2.9%. 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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9008.50.10 | Projectors, enlargers and reducers: slide projectors | 7% |
| 9008.50.20 | Capable of producing copies | Free |
| 9008.50.30 | Microfilm, microfiche or other microform readers, whether or not capable of producing copies: other | 3.5% |
| 9008.50.40 | Projectors, enlargers and reducers: other image projectors | 4.6% |
| 9008.50.50 | Photographic (other than cinematographic) enlargers and reducers | Free |
| 9008.90.40 | Of image projectors, other than cinematographic | Free |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.08 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(b) to this subchapter