Analysis
HTS 9013.10.10 covers not designed for use with infrared light under heading 9013 (lasers, other than laser diodes; other optical appliances and instruments, not specified…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 5.3%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 9013.10.45 (telescopes designed to form parts of machines, appliances…), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 14.9 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 14.9%. 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. Reduced but not zero rates apply under some agreements: 7.45% for JP.
The general duty rate is 14.9% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 90 (100th percentile of 296 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,490 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 3.0 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9013.10.30 | Telescopic sights for rifles: other | 1.4% |
| 9013.10.45 | Telescopes designed to form parts of machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of this chapter of section XVI | Free |
| 9013.10.50 | Other: other | 5.3% |