Analysis
HTS 9606.10.80 covers valued over 20¢ per dozen pieces or parts under heading 9606 (buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs, button molds and other parts of…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 6%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 9606.30.80 (button molds and other parts of buttons; button blanks: other), at 6%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 3.3 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 2.7% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 96 (31st percentile of 104 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $270 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 65%, 24.1 times the general rate.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Automotive Products Trade Act, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 2.7%. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9606.10.40 | Valued not over 20¢ per dozen pieces or parts | 3.5% |
| 9606.21.20 | Of plastics, not covered with textile material: of casein | Free |
| 9606.21.40 | Of acrylic resin, of polyester resin or of both such resins | 0.3¢/line/ gross + 4.6% |
| 9606.21.60 | Of plastics, not covered with textile material: other | 4.7% |
| 9606.22.00 | Of base metal, not covered with textile material | Free |
| 9606.29.20 | Of acrylic resin, of polyester resin or of both such resins, covered with textile material | 0.3¢/line/ gross + 4.5% |
| 9606.29.40 | Other: of pearl or shell | 0.18¢/line/ gross + 2.5% |
| 9606.29.60 | Other: other | 2.9% |
| 9606.30.40 | Button blanks of casein | Free |
| 9606.30.80 | Button molds and other parts of buttons; button blanks: other | 6% |