Analysis
HTS 9507.90.20 covers fishing line put up and packaged for retail sale under heading 9507 (fishing rods, fish hooks and other line fishing tackle; fish landing nets, butterfly nets…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 5% to 9%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 9507.90.80 (other, including parts and accessories: other, including parts and…), at 9%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 5.3 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 3.7% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 95 (71st percentile of 84 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $370 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 65%, 17.6 times the general rate.
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 3.7%. 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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |