Analysis
HTS 9029.90.80 covers parts and accessories: other under heading 9029 (revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, odometers, pedometers and the like…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 3.2% to 6%. The costliest confusion would be with 9029.90.40 (of bicycle speedometers) at 6%, a difference of 6 points on the customs value.
For statistics it divides in two: 9029.90.80.40 for of speedometers and tachometers and 9029.90.80.80 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
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.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 73% of the 296 tariff lines in chapter 90 that are also free. 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.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring 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% |