Analysis
HTS 9011.10.40 covers provided with a means for photographing the image under heading 9011 (compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicrography, cinemicrography or…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 7.2%. The costliest confusion would be with 9011.20.80 (other microscopes, for photomicrography, cinemicrography or…) at 7.2%, a difference of 7.2 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 73% of the 296 tariff lines in chapter 90 that are also free. 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 20% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 20% duty.
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, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9011.10.80 | Stereoscopic microscopes: other | Free |
| 9011.20.40 | Provided with a means for photographing the image | 3.9% |
| 9011.20.80 | Other microscopes, for photomicrography, cinemicrography or microprojection: other | 7.2% |
| 9011.80.00 | Compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicrography, cinemicrography or microprojection; parts and accessories thereof: other microscopes | Free |
| 9011.90.00 | Parts and accessories | Free |