Analysis
Heading 9620 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles. It has 10 tariff lines.
1 of its 8 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (12%) and 7 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 5.8%. The median line pays 3.0999999999999996%.
The spread of 5.8 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 5.8%, applies to 9620.00.20 (accessories for photographic (other than…).
2 of the lines carry specific or compound rates (per kilogram, per dozen and so on) rather than a percentage, so their burden depends on the unit value of the goods.
Its median rate of 3.0999999999999996% sits at the 39th percentile of the headings in chapter 96.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (33331) and All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (332999). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9620.00.10 | Accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8519 or 8521 | 2% |
| 9620.00.15 | Accessories for the articles of heading 9005 | The rate applicable to the article of which it is an accessory |
| 9620.00.20 | Accessories for photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras of heading 9006 | 5.8% |
| 9620.00.25 | Accessories for cinematographic cameras of heading 9007 | 3.9% |
| 9620.00.30 | Accessories for the instruments and appliances, including rangefinders, of heading 9015 | The rate applicable to the article of which it is an accessory |
| 9620.00.50 | Other: of plastics | 5.3% |
| 9620.00.55 | Other: of wood | 3.3% |
| 9620.00.60 | Of graphite or other carbon | Free |
| 9620.00.65 | Other: of iron or steel | 2.9% |
| 9620.00.70 | Other: of aluminum | 2.5% |