8708.21.00.00 - Safety seat belts 🖩

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Field	Value
Unit of Quantity	kg
General Rate of Duty (Column 1 - General)	2.5%
Special Rate of Duty (Column 1 - Special)	Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) A 🇦🇫 🇦🇱 🇩🇿 🇦🇴 🇦🇮 🇦🇷 🇦🇲 🇦🇿 🇧🇿 🇧🇯 🇧🇹 🇧🇴 🇧🇦 🇧🇼 🇧🇷 🇮🇴 🇻🇬 🇧🇫 🇧🇮 🇨🇻 🇰🇭 🇨🇲 🇨🇫 🇹🇩 🇨🇽 🇨🇨 🇰🇲 🇨🇰 🇨🇮 🇨🇩 🇩🇯 🇩🇲 🇪🇨 🇪🇬 🇪🇷 🇸🇿 🇪🇹 🇫🇰 🇫🇯 🇬🇦 🇬🇲 🇵🇸 🇬🇪 🇬🇭 🇬🇩 🇬🇳 🇬🇼 🇬🇾 🇭🇹 🇭🇲 🇮🇩 🇮🇶 🇯🇲 🇯🇴 🇰🇿 🇰🇪 🇰🇮 KO 🇰🇬 🇱🇧 🇱🇸 🇱🇷 🇲🇬 🇲🇼 🇲🇻 🇲🇱 🇲🇷 🇲🇺 🇲🇩 🇲🇳 🇲🇪 🇲🇸 🇲🇿 🇲🇲 🇳🇦 🇳🇵 🇳🇪 🇳🇬 🇳🇺 🇳🇫 🇲🇰 🇵🇰 🇵🇬 🇵🇾 🇵🇭 🇵🇳 🇨🇬 🇷🇼 🇸🇭 🇱🇨 🇻🇨 🇼🇸 🇸🇳 🇷🇸 🇸🇱 🇸🇧 🇸🇴 🇿🇦 🇸🇸 🇱🇰 🇸🇷 🇸🇹 🇹🇿 🇹🇭 🇹🇱 🇹🇬 🇹🇰 🇹🇴 🇹🇳 🇹🇻 🇺🇬 🇺🇦 🇺🇿 🇻🇺 🇼🇫 🇵🇸 🇪🇭 🇾🇪 🇿🇲 🇿🇼 AU 🇦🇺 B 🇨🇦 BH 🇧🇭 CL 🇨🇱 CO 🇨🇴 D 🇦🇴 🇧🇯 🇧🇼 🇧🇫 🇨🇻 🇨🇫 🇹🇩 🇰🇲 🇨🇮 🇨🇩 🇩🇯 🇸🇿 🇪🇹 🇬🇦 🇬🇲 🇬🇭 🇬🇳 🇬🇼 🇰🇪 🇱🇸 🇱🇷 🇲🇬 🇲🇼 🇲🇱 🇲🇺 🇲🇿 🇳🇦 🇳🇪 🇳🇬 🇨🇬 🇷🇼 🇸🇳 🇸🇱 🇿🇦 🇸🇹 🇹🇿 🇹🇬 🇺🇬 🇿🇲 E 🇦🇬 🇦🇼 🇧🇸 🇧🇧 🇧🇿 🇻🇬 🇨🇼 🇩🇲 🇬🇩 🇬🇾 🇭🇹 🇯🇲 🇲🇸 NE 🇰🇳 🇱🇨 🇻🇨 🇹🇹 IL 🇮🇱 JO 🇯🇴 KR 🇰🇷 MA 🇲🇦 OM 🇴🇲 P 🇨🇷 🇩🇴 🇸🇻 🇬🇹 🇭🇳 🇳🇮 PA 🇵🇦 PE 🇵🇪 S 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 SG 🇸🇬
Column 2 Rate of Duty	25%
Quota Quantity	N/A
Additional Duties	N/A

About Duty Rates: Rates are divided into Column 1 and Column 2. Column 1 is subdivided into General (normal trade relations rates for all countries not eligible for special programs) and Special (preferential rates for countries with free trade agreements or preference programs). Column 2 rates apply to products from Cuba, North Korea, Belarus, and Russia. When no special rate exists for a classification, General rates apply.

Overview

This HTS category, 8708.21.00.00, specifically covers safety seat belts designed for use in motor vehicles. These are essential safety devices, typically comprising webbing, a buckle, and a retractor mechanism, engineered to restrain occupants during sudden stops or collisions. The primary function and construction of these items clearly distinguish them from other parts and accessories of vehicle bodies.

Unlike the sibling category 8708.22.00.00, which deals with various types of vehicle glazing such as windscreens and other windows, this category focuses exclusively on restraint systems. Furthermore, it is distinct from the broader "Other parts and accessories of bodies (including cabs)" category (8708.29), as it designates a specific and critical safety component rather than general body components.

As a leaf node in the HTS structure, 8708.21.00.00 does not have further subdivisions. Therefore, classification within this heading relies on confirming that the item is indeed a safety seat belt intended for motor vehicles, meeting all functional and constructional requirements associated with such equipment. This ensures accurate tariff application for these crucial automotive safety accessories.

Frequently Asked Questions

›What is HTS code 8708.21.00.00?

HTS code 8708.21.00.00 covers Safety seat belts under the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule. It falls under Chapter 87: Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof.

›What products are classified under 8708.21.00.00?

This classification covers Safety seat belts. It is a subcategory of Other parts and accessories of bodies (including cabs):.

›What is the import duty rate for 8708.21.00.00?

The general rate of duty for HTS 8708.21.00.00 is 2.5%. Special preferential rates may apply: Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG). The Column 2 rate is 25%.

›What unit of quantity is used for 8708.21.00.00?

Imports under HTS 8708.21.00.00 are measured in kg.

›Are there special tariff programs for 8708.21.00.00?

Yes, preferential rates may apply under programs including: Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) (duty-free treatment)., Australia Special Rate, Automotive Products Trade Act (APTA) (duty-free treatment), Bahrain Special Rate, Chile Special Rate. And 13 more programs.

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