Analysis
Subheading 9507.20 covers fish hooks, whether or not snelled, within heading 9507. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
None of its 2 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 4% to 4.8% with a median of 4.4%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 9507.20.40 for fish hooks, whether or not snelled: snelled hooks (4%) and 9507.20.80 for fish hooks, whether or not snelled: other (4.8%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing (339920). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Goods only reach 9507.20 once they fall within heading 9507 (fishing rods, fish hooks and other line fishing tackle; fish landing nets, butterfly nets…). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9507.20.40 | Fish hooks, whether or not snelled: snelled hooks | 4% |
| 9507.20.80 | Fish hooks, whether or not snelled: other | 4.8% |