Analysis
HTS 9615.19.60 covers other: other under heading 9615 (combs, hair-slides and the like; hairpins, curling pins, curling grips, hair-curlers and…).
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 11%. 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 11% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 96 (91st percentile of 104 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,100 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 110%, 10.0 times the general rate.
The other lines in the same group are 9615.19.20 (valued not over $4.50 per gross, 9.7¢/gross + 1.3%) and 9615.19.40 (valued over $4.50 per gross, 28.8¢/gross + 4.6%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 332999 (All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing), an industry of 3,501 US establishments employing 66,282 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9615.19.20 | Valued not over $4.50 per gross | 9.7¢/gross + 1.3% |
| 9615.19.40 | Valued over $4.50 per gross | 28.8¢/gross + 4.6% |