Analysis
HTS 9014.20.40 covers other: automatic pilots under heading 9014 (direction finding compasses; other navigational instruments and appliances; parts and…).
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 40% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 40% duty.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 73% of the 296 tariff lines in chapter 90, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. 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.
The other lines in the same group are 9014.20.20 (optical instruments and appliances, duty-free), 9014.20.60 (other: electrical, duty-free) and 9014.20.80 (other: other, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing), an industry of 522 US establishments employing 127,864 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9014.20.20 | Optical instruments and appliances | Free |
| 9014.20.60 | Other: electrical | Free |
| 9014.20.80 | Other: other | Free |