9506.70.20

Analysis

HTS 9506.70.20 covers roller skates and parts and accessories thereof under heading 9506 (articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics, athletics, other sports…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in pairs.

Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 2.9%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 9506.70.40 (ice skates with footwear permanently attached), at 2.9%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 2.9 percentage points.

For statistics it divides in two: 9506.70.20.10 for attached to boots and 9506.70.20.90 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.

Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 60% of the 84 tariff lines in chapter 95. 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 9506.70.40 (ice skates with footwear permanently attached, 2.9%) and 9506.70.60 (ice skates and roller skates, including skating boots with…, duty-free).