Analysis
HTS 9405.61.20 covers of base metal: of brass under heading 9405 (luminaires and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof…).
The general duty rate is 5.7% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 94 (81st percentile of 110 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $570 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the civil aircraft agreement, the Chile FTA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 5.7%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 7.9 times the general rate.
The other lines in the same group are 9405.61.40 (of base metal: other, 6%) and 9405.61.60 (designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED)…, 5.3%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 339950 (Sign Manufacturing), an industry of 5,895 US establishments employing 75,898 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9405.61.40 | Of base metal: other | 6% |
| 9405.61.60 | Designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources: other | 5.3% |