Analysis
HTS 9507.20.40 covers fish hooks, whether or not snelled: snelled hooks under heading 9507 (fishing rods, fish hooks and other line fishing tackle; fish landing nets, butterfly nets…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 3.7% to 9.2%. The costliest confusion would be with 9507.30.20 (valued not over $2.70 each) at 9.2%, a difference of 5.2 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 4% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 95 (76th percentile of 84 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $400 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 4%. 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 55%, 13.8 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9507.10.00 | Fishing rods and parts and accessories thereof | 6% |
| 9507.20.80 | Fish hooks, whether or not snelled: other | 4.8% |
| 9507.30.20 | Valued not over $2.70 each | 9.2% |
| 9507.30.40 | Valued over $2.70 but not over $8.45 each | 24¢ each |
| 9507.30.60 | Valued over $8.45 each | 3.9% |
| 9507.30.80 | Parts and accessories | 5.4% |
| 9507.90.20 | Fishing line put up and packaged for retail sale | 3.7% |
| 9507.90.40 | Fishing casts or leaders | 5.6% |
| 9507.90.60 | Fish landing nets, butterfly nets and similar nets | 5% |
| 9507.90.70 | Artificial baits and flies | 9% |
| 9507.90.80 | Other, including parts and accessories: other, including parts and accessories | 9% |