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85

Official Chapter Guide

Electrical machinery, sound and image recorders, and parts; excludes specific medical and heated items.

Tariff Landscape

  • Tariff Landscape: Varies significantly; some electrical machinery and components may be duty-free, while others may be subject to tariffs.
  • Section 301/232 Implications: Goods in this chapter, especially those manufactured in China, could be subject to additional tariffs.
  • ADD/CVD Trends: Be aware of emerging duties on specific electronics, especially from major manufacturing countries.

Classification Strategy

  • Common Mistakes: Misclassifying items that contain multiple components or functions, such as devices incorporating both electronic and mechanical elements.
  • Complex Areas: Differences between parts and accessories; defining multi-component integrated circuits.
  • High-Risk Areas: Properly classifying integrated circuits and semiconductor devices under the appropriate heading.

Legal Framework

Executive Summary

  • Exclusions: Electrically warmed personal articles, glass articles (heading 7011), certain machinery (heading 8486), medical vacuum apparatus (heading 9018), and electrically heated furniture (chapter 94).
  • Electric Accumulators: Includes those with ancillary components to protect or aid function.
  • Domestic Machines: Heading 8509 covers small electromechanical domestic appliances only.
  • Smartphones Definition: Heading 8517 includes phones with mobile OS capable of running multiple applications.
  • Storage Devices: Heading 8523 includes specific solid-state and smart storage devices.
  • Flat Panel Displays: Heading 8524 refers to non-signal converting display modules.
  • Semiconductor Devices: Defined under headings 8541 and 8542.
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