HTS tariff line · chapter 94
9402.90.00
Medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture (for example, operating tables, examination tables, hospital beds with mechanical fittings, dentists' chairs); barbers' chairs and similar chairs, having rotating as well as both reclining and elevating movements; parts of the foregoing articles: other
Analysis
HTS 9402.90.00 covers medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture (for example, operating tables, examination tables, hospital beds with mechanical fittings, dentists'… under heading 9402 (medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture (for example, operating tables…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
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.
For statistics it divides in two: 9402.90.00.10 for hospital beds and 9402.90.00.20 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 54% of the 110 tariff lines in chapter 94, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The other line in the same group is 9402.10.00 (dentists', barbers' or similar chairs and parts thereof, duty-free).
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9402.10.00 | Dentists', barbers' or similar chairs and parts thereof | Free |