Analysis
HTS 9603.30.40 covers valued over 5¢ but not over 10¢ each under heading 9603 (brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 2.6%. Compared with 9603.30.20 (valued not over 5¢ each), which pays 2.6%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 2.6 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 40% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 40% duty.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 25% of the 104 tariff lines in chapter 96, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other lines in the same group are 9603.30.20 (valued not over 5¢ each, 2.6%) and 9603.30.60 (valued over 10¢ each, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 339994 (Broom, Brush, and Mop Manufacturing), an industry of 145 US establishments employing 8,781 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9603.30.20 | Valued not over 5¢ each | 2.6% |
| 9603.30.60 | Valued over 10¢ each | Free |