HTS tariff line · chapter 90
9033.00.20
Light-emitting diode (LED) backlights modules, the foregoing which are lighting sources that consist of one or more LEDs and one or more connectors and are mounted on a printed circuit or other similar substrate, and other passive components, whether or not combined with optical components or protective diodes, and used as backlights illumination for liquid crystal displays (LCDs)
Analysis
HTS 9033.00.20 covers light-emitting diode (LED) backlights modules, the foregoing which are lighting sources that consist of one or more LEDs and one or more connectors and are… under heading 9033 (parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter) for machines…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 4.4%. Compared with 9033.00.90 (parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this…), which pays 4.4%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 4.4 percentage points.
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.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 73% of the 296 tariff lines in chapter 90, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. 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.
The other lines in the same group are 9033.00.30 (touch-sensitive data input devices (so-called “touch…, duty-free) and 9033.00.90 (parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere…, 4.4%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9033.00.30 | Touch-sensitive data input devices (so-called “touch screens”) without display capabilities, for incorporation into apparatus having a display, which function by detecting the presence and location of a touch within the display area (such sensing may be obtained by means of resistance, electrostatic capacity, acoustic pulse recognition, infrared lights or other touch-sensitive technology) | Free |
| 9033.00.90 | Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter) for machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of chapter 90: other | 4.4% |