HTS tariff line · chapter 94
9405.41.82
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 9405.41.82 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 9405 (luminaires and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof…).
Within this group the rate runs from 3.9% to 6%. Compared with 9405.41.60 (of base metal: other), which pays 6%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 6 percentage points.
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.
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 lines in the same group are 9405.41.40 (of base metal: of brass, 4.7%), 9405.41.60 (of base metal: other, 6%) and 9405.41.84 (other: other, 3.9%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9405.41.40 | Of base metal: of brass | 4.7% |
| 9405.41.60 | Of base metal: other | 6% |
| 9405.41.84 | Other: other | 3.9% |