Analysis
Subheading 9029.90 covers parts and accessories, within heading 9029. 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 4 US tariff lines below it are national.
1 of its 4 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (25%) and 3 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 6%. The median line pays 4.25%.
The spread of 6 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 6%, applies to 9029.90.40 (of bicycle speedometers).
The US splits it as follows: 9029.90.20 for parts and accessories: of taximeters (5.3%), 9029.90.40 for of bicycle speedometers (6%), 9029.90.60 for parts and accessories: of stroboscopes (3.2%) and 9029.90.80 for parts and accessories: other (duty-free).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514) and Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9029.90.20 | Parts and accessories: of taximeters | 5.3% |
| 9029.90.40 | Of bicycle speedometers | 6% |
| 9029.90.60 | Parts and accessories: of stroboscopes | 3.2% |
| 9029.90.80 | Parts and accessories: other | Free |