Analysis
HTS 9603.30.60 covers valued over 10¢ each under heading 9603 (brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 2.6%. The costliest confusion would be with 9603.30.20 (valued not over 5¢ each) at 2.6%, a difference of 2.6 points on the customs value.
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.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 25% of the 104 tariff lines in chapter 96 that are also free. 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 9603.30.40 (valued over 5¢ but not 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, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9603.30.20 | Valued not over 5¢ each | 2.6% |
| 9603.30.40 | Valued over 5¢ but not over 10¢ each | Free |