9019.10.20

Analysis

HTS 9019.10.20 covers mechano-therapy appliances and massage apparatus; parts and accessories thereof under heading 9019 (mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatus…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 7 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.

Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% 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 ten-digit suffixes separate mechano-therapy appliances, handheld, powered by AC adapter and parts and accessories. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.

The other lines in the same group are 9019.10.40 (electrically operated apparatus and parts thereof, duty-free) and 9019.10.60 (other: other, duty-free).