Analysis
HTS 9615.90.30 covers other: hair pins under heading 9615 (combs, hair-slides and the like; hairpins, curling pins, curling grips, hair-curlers and…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 5.3% to 11%. The costliest confusion would be with 9615.90.60 (other: other) at 11%, a difference of 5.9 points on the customs value.
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 5.1%. 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 5.1% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 96 (59th percentile of 104 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $510 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 6.9 times the general rate.
The other lines in the same group are 9615.90.20 (nonthermic, nonornamental devices for curling the hair, 8.1%), 9615.90.40 (of rubber or plastics, not set with imitation pearls or…, 5.3%) and 9615.90.60 (other: other, 11%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9615.90.20 | Nonthermic, nonornamental devices for curling the hair | 8.1% |
| 9615.90.40 | Of rubber or plastics, not set with imitation pearls or imitation gemstones | 5.3% |
| 9615.90.60 | Other: other | 11% |