Analysis
HTS 9507.20.80 covers fish hooks, whether or not snelled: other under heading 9507 (fishing rods, fish hooks and other line fishing tackle; fish landing nets, butterfly nets…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 3.7% to 9.2%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 9507.30.20 (valued not over $2.70 each), at 9.2%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 4.4 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 4.8% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 95 (81st percentile of 84 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $480 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 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 4.8%. 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 45%, 9.4 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9507.10.00 | Fishing rods and parts and accessories thereof | 6% |
| 9507.20.40 | Fish hooks, whether or not snelled: snelled hooks | 4% |
| 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% |