9016

Analysis

Heading 9016 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better, with or without weights; parts and accessories thereof. It has 3 tariff lines.

None of its 3 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 2.9% to 3.9% with a median of 3.3%, so the line you choose sets the duty.

Its lines are 9016.00.20 for electrical balances and parts and accessories thereof (3.9%), 9016.00.40 for jewelers' balances and parts and accessories thereof (2.9%) and 9016.00.60 for other: other (3.3%).

Its median rate of 3.3% sits at the 87th percentile of the headings in chapter 90.

By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by All Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (33399). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.

The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.