Schmetz Universal Sewing Machine Needles Size 80/12 5-Pack from China
Universal needles suitable for woven and knit fabrics on home and light industrial sewing machines, with a medium point and single groove. Packaged for easy replacement in production sewing. Classified in HTS 8452.30.00.00 for all sewing machine needles.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Use HTS 8452 even for 'universal' needles if marketed for sewing machines, not hand sewing
• Provide fiber compatibility info (e.g
• for synthetics) but focus on machine use in documentation
• Watch for small package quotas that might affect duty rates or informal entry requirements