HTS Code | Description | Unit of Qty | Rate Of Duty | ||||
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General Rate Of Duty | Special Rate Of Duty | 2 | |||||
9818.00.01.00 | Any equipment, or any part of equipment, purchased for, or the repair parts or materials employed in, or the expense of repairs made in a foreign country with respect to, a LASH (Lighter Aboard Ship) barge utilized as a cargo container, upon first arrival of such barge in any port of the United States | kg | Free | 50 percent of the cost of such goods or repairs | |||
9818.00.03.00 | Spare repair parts or materials (other than nets or nettings) which the owner or master of a vessel certifies are intended for use aboard a cargo vessel, for installation or use on such vessel, as needed, in the United States, at sea, or in a foreign country, but only if duty is or has been paid under this schedule upon first entry into the United States of each such spare part or material purchased in, or imported from, a foreign country | kg | Free | 50 percent of the cost of such parts or materials | |||
9818.00.05.00 | Spare parts necessarily installed before first entry into the United States, upon first entry into the United States of each such spare part purchased in, or imported from, a foreign country | The rate applicable in the absence of this subheading on the cost of such parts | Free (BH,C,CA, CL,CO,E,IL,JO, KR,MA,MX,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)The rate applicable in the absence of this subheading on the cost of such parts (AU) | 50 percent of the cost of such parts | |||
9818.00.07.00 | Other, upon first arrival in any port of the United States of any vessel described in U.S. note 1 to this subchapter | kg | 50 percent of the cost of such goods or repairs | Free (AU,BH,C, CA,CL,CO,E,IL, JO,KR,MA,MX, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 50 percent of the cost of such goods or repairs |
While the first 6 digits of HS Code are the same globally, the next 2-4 digits are different for each country
Column 1 - "General" Column 1 "general" is the General sub-column of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). Countries whose goods qualify for these rates are considered countries with which the U.S. has "Normal Trade Relations"(NTR).
Column 1 - "Special" Many countries that qualify for column one rates may also qualify for preferential duty rates under a variety of special trade agreements as listed in the "Special" sub-column of Column 1.
Column 2 Countries not covered by NTR are commonly referred to as "Column Two" countries, meaning duty rates for products from these countries are listed in Column two of the HTS. Currently, the only countries with Column Two status are Cuba and North Korea.
Some of the symbols used to designate the various preference programs and trade agreements in the "Special" sub column can be found here.