9027.90.54

Analysis

HTS 9027.90.54 covers of electrophoresis instruments not incorporating an optical or other measuring device under heading 9027 (instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for example, polarimeters…).

Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 40% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 40% 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 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), an industry of 652 US establishments employing 50,576 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.

All 8 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.