Analysis
HTS 9011.90.00 covers parts and accessories under heading 9011 (compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicrography, cinemicrography or…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 7.2%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 9011.20.80 (other microscopes, for photomicrography, cinemicrography or…), at 7.2%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 7.2 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 45% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 45% duty.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 73% of the 296 tariff lines in chapter 90. 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 is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9011.10.40 | Provided with a means for photographing the image | Free |
| 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 |