9014.20

Analysis

Subheading 9014.20 covers instruments and appliances for aeronautical or space navigation (other than compasses), within heading 9014. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 4 US tariff lines below it are national.

Every one of its 4 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the subheading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.

The US splits it as follows: 9014.20.20 for optical instruments and appliances (duty-free), 9014.20.40 for other: automatic pilots (duty-free), 9014.20.60 for other: electrical (duty-free) and 9014.20.80 for other: other (duty-free).

By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.