Analysis
Subheading 9403.99 covers other, within heading 9403. 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 6 US tariff lines below it are national.
Every one of its 6 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the subheading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
The US splits it as follows: 9403.99.10 for of furniture of a kind used for motor vehicles (duty-free), 9403.99.20 for of cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials (duty-free), 9403.99.30 for of reinforced or laminated plastics (duty-free), 9403.99.40 for of rubber or plastics: other (duty-free), 9403.99.50 for of textile material, except cotton (duty-free) and 9403.99.90 for other: other (duty-free).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing (337215), Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim Manufacturing (336360) and Broadwoven Fabric Mills (313210). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9403.99.10 | Of furniture of a kind used for motor vehicles | Free |
| 9403.99.20 | Of cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials | Free |
| 9403.99.30 | Of reinforced or laminated plastics | Free |
| 9403.99.40 | Of rubber or plastics: other | Free |
| 9403.99.50 | Of textile material, except cotton | Free |
| 9403.99.90 | Other: other | Free |