9019.10

Analysis

Subheading 9019.10 covers mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatus; parts and accessories thereof, within heading 9019. 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 3 US tariff lines below it are national.

Every one of its 3 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: 9019.10.20 for mechano-therapy appliances and massage apparatus; parts and… (duty-free), 9019.10.40 for electrically operated apparatus and parts thereof (duty-free) and 9019.10.60 for other: other (duty-free).

By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Small Electrical Appliance Manufacturing (335210), All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing (335999) and Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.