Analysis
Subheading 9606.10 covers press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs and parts thereof, within heading 9606. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
None of its 2 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 2.7% to 3.5% with a median of 3.1%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 9606.10.40 for valued not over 20¢ per dozen pieces or parts (3.5%) and 9606.10.80 for valued over 20¢ per dozen pieces or parts (2.7%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Fastener, Button, Needle, and Pin Manufacturing (339993). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Goods only reach 9606.10 once they fall within heading 9606 (buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs, button molds and other parts of…). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9606.10.40 | Valued not over 20¢ per dozen pieces or parts | 3.5% |
| 9606.10.80 | Valued over 20¢ per dozen pieces or parts | 2.7% |