Analysis
HTS 9506.19.40 covers other: cross-country under heading 9506 (articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics, athletics, other sports…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 5.6%. The costliest confusion would be with 9506.99.12 (badminton articles and equipment, except rackets, and parts and…) at 5.6%, a difference of 5.6 points on the customs value.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 45% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 45% duty.
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.
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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9506.11.20 | Cross-country skis | Free |
| 9506.11.40 | Skis and parts and accessories thereof, except ski poles: other skis | 2.6% |
| 9506.11.60 | Parts and accessories | Free |
| 9506.12.40 | Ski bindings and parts and accessories thereof: cross-country | Free |
| 9506.12.80 | Ski bindings and parts and accessories thereof: other | 2.8% |
| 9506.19.80 | Other: other | 2.8% |
| 9506.21.40 | Sailboards and parts and accessories thereof: sailboards | Free |
| 9506.21.80 | Parts and accessories | Free |
| 9506.29.00 | Water skis, surf boards, sailboards and other water- sport equipment; parts and accessories thereof: other | Free |
| 9506.31.00 | Golf clubs, complete | 4.4% |
| 9506.32.00 | Golf clubs and other golf equipment; parts and accessories thereof: balls | Free |
| 9506.39.00 | Golf clubs and other golf equipment; parts and accessories thereof: other | 4.9% |
| 9506.40.00 | Articles and equipment for table-tennis, and parts and accessories thereof | 5.1% |
| 9506.51.20 | Lawn-tennis rackets, whether or not strung, and parts and accessories thereof: rackets, strung | 5.3% |
| 9506.51.40 | Rackets, not strung | 3.9% |
| 9506.51.60 | Parts and accessories | 3.1% |
| 9506.59.40 | Badminton rackets and parts and accessories thereof | 5.6% |
| 9506.59.80 | Other: other | 4% |
| 9506.61.00 | Balls, other than golf balls and table-tennis balls: lawn-tennis balls | Free |
| 9506.62.40 | Footballs and soccer balls | Free |
| 9506.62.80 | Inflatable balls: other | 4.8% |
| 9506.69.20 | Baseballs and softballs | Free |
| 9506.69.40 | Noninflatable hollow balls not over 19 cm in diameter | 5.4% |
| 9506.69.60 | Other: other | 4.9% |
| 9506.70.20 | Roller skates and parts and accessories thereof | Free |
| 9506.70.40 | Ice skates with footwear permanently attached | 2.9% |
| 9506.70.60 | Ice skates and roller skates, including skating boots with skates attached; parts and accessories thereof: other, including parts and accessories for ice skates with footwear permanently attached | Free |
| 9506.91.00 | Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics; parts and accessories thereof | 4.6% |
| 9506.99.05 | Archery articles and equipment and parts and accessories thereof | Free |
| 9506.99.08 | Badminton articles and equipment, except rackets, and parts and accessories thereof: nets of cotton | 2.8% |
| 9506.99.12 | Badminton articles and equipment, except rackets, and parts and accessories thereof: other | 5.6% |
| 9506.99.15 | Baseball articles and equipment, except balls, and parts and accessories thereof | Free |
| 9506.99.20 | Football, soccer and polo articles and equip- ment, except balls, and parts and accessories thereof | Free |
| 9506.99.25 | Ice-hockey and field-hockey articles and equipment, except balls and skates, and parts and accessories thereof | Free |
| 9506.99.28 | Other: lacrosse sticks | Free |
| 9506.99.30 | Lawn-tennis articles and equipment, except balls and rackets, and parts and accessories thereof | 3.1% |
| 9506.99.35 | Other: skeet targets | Free |
| 9506.99.40 | Toboggans; bobsleds and luges of a kind used in international competition | Free |
| 9506.99.45 | Sleds, bobsleds, toboggans and the like and parts and accessories thereof: other, including parts and accessories | 2.8% |
| 9506.99.50 | Snowshoes and parts and accessories thereof | 2.6% |