9504.20.80

Analysis

HTS 9504.20.80 covers articles and accessories for billiards of all kinds: other, including parts and accessories under heading 9504 (video game consoles and machines, table or parlor games, including pinball machines…).

There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 60% of the 84 tariff lines in chapter 95 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.

The other lines in the same group are 9504.20.20 (articles and accessories for billiards of all kinds: balls, duty-free), 9504.20.40 (articles and accessories for billiards of all kinds: chalk, duty-free) and 9504.20.60 (articles and accessories for billiards of all kinds: tables, duty-free).

Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 339920 (Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing), an industry of 1,662 US establishments employing 39,073 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.

All 3 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.