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HTS tariff line · chapter 90

9021.40.00

Hearing aids, excluding parts and accessories thereof

Analysis

HTS 9021.40.00 covers hearing aids, excluding parts and accessories thereof under heading 9021 (orthopedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other…).

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.

Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 73% of the 296 tariff lines in chapter 90. 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.

Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 334510 (Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing), an industry of 892 US establishments employing 94,361 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.

All 10 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.

Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.

Neighbouring lines

LineDescriptionGeneral rate
9021.10.00Orthopedic or fracture appliances, and parts and accessories thereofFree
9021.21.40Artificial teeth and parts and accessories thereof: of plasticsFree
9021.21.80Artificial teeth and parts and accessories thereof: otherFree
9021.29.40Other: of plasticsFree
9021.29.80Other: otherFree
9021.31.00Artificial joints and parts and accessories thereofFree
9021.39.00Other artificial parts of the body and parts and accessories thereof: otherFree
9021.50.00Pacemakers for stimulating heart muscles, excluding parts and accessories thereofFree
9021.90.40Parts and accessories for hearing aids and for pacemakers for stimulating heart musclesFree
9021.90.81Other: otherFree