HTS Code | Description | Unit of Qty | Rate Of Duty | ||||
Column 1 | Column 2 | ||||||
General Rate Of Duty | Special Rate Of Duty | 2 | |||||
9812.00.20.00 | Articles imported for exhibition by any institution or society established for the encouragement of agriculture, arts, education or science, or for such exhibition by any State or for a municipal corporation | kg | Free, under bond, as prescribed in U.S. note 2 to this subchapter | Free (AU,BH,CA, CL,IL,JO,KR, MA,MX,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) | Free, under bond, as prescribed in U.S. note 2 to this subchapter | ||
9812.00.40.00 | Articles imported by any institution, society or State, or for a municipal corporation, for the purpose of erecting a public monument | kg | Free, under bond, as prescribed in U.S. note 2 to this subchapter | Free (AU,BH,CA, CL,IL,JO,KR, MA,MX,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) | Free, under bond, as prescribed in U.S. note 2 to this subchapter |
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.