Analysis
HTS 9607.11.00 covers fitted with chain scoops of base metal under heading 9607 (slide fasteners and parts thereof).
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 10%. 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.
The general duty rate is 10% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 96 (89th percentile of 104 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,000 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 11.5% to 13%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 9607.19.00 (slide fasteners: other), at 13%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 3 percentage points.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 66%, 6.6 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9607.19.00 | Slide fasteners: other | 13% |
| 9607.20.00 | Slide fasteners and parts thereof: parts | 11.5% |