Analysis
HTS 9301.90.90 covers other: other under heading 9301 (military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 9307). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 2.6% to 2.6%. The costliest confusion would be with 9301.90.60 (other: shotguns) at 2.6%, a difference of 2.6 points on the customs value.
For statistics it divides in two: 9301.90.90.30 for machine guns and 9301.90.90.90 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 62% of the 29 tariff lines in chapter 93 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.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 27.5% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 27.5% duty.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9301.90.30 | Other: rifles | 4.7% on the value of the rifle + 20% on the value of the telescopic sight, if any |
| 9301.90.60 | Other: shotguns | 2.6% |