Analysis
HTS 9615.11.50 covers other: other under heading 9615 (combs, hair-slides and the like; hairpins, curling pins, curling grips, hair-curlers and…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 5.2% to 5.3%. The costliest confusion would be with 9615.11.40 (not set with imitation pearls or imitation gemstones) at 5.3%, a difference of 5.3 points on the customs value.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 110% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 110% 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 9615.11.10 (valued not over $4.50 per gross, 14.4¢/gross + 2%), 9615.11.20 (valued over $4.50 per gross: of hard rubber, 5.2%), 9615.11.30 (valued over $4.50 per gross: other, 28.8¢/gross + 4.6%) and 9615.11.40 (not set with imitation pearls or imitation gemstones, 5.3%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9615.11.10 | Valued not over $4.50 per gross | 14.4¢/gross + 2% |
| 9615.11.20 | Valued over $4.50 per gross: of hard rubber | 5.2% |
| 9615.11.30 | Valued over $4.50 per gross: other | 28.8¢/gross + 4.6% |
| 9615.11.40 | Not set with imitation pearls or imitation gemstones | 5.3% |