Analysis
HTS 9022.90.60 covers of apparatus based on the use of X-rays under heading 9022 (apparatus based on the use of X-rays or of alpha, beta, gamma or other ionizing…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 0.8% to 1.4%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 9022.90.95 (other: other), at 1.4%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 1.4 percentage points.
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 334517 (Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing), an industry of 121 US establishments employing 12,598 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9022.90.05 | Radiation generator units | 0.8% |
| 9022.90.15 | Radiation beam delivery units | 1.4% |
| 9022.90.25 | Other: other apparatus | 0.8% |
| 9022.90.40 | Parts and accessories: of X-ray tubes | 0.9% |
| 9022.90.70 | Of smoke detectors, ionization type | 1% |
| 9022.90.95 | Other: other | 1.4% |