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Final Duty Reductions Under WTO Info Technology Agreement Take Effect July 1

The final set of tariff reductions under the Expanded World Trade Organization Information Technology Agreement will take effect July 1. International Trade Today is again providing a table of changes to tariffs in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule for certain products as a result of this last round of implementation. While tariffs on many products were eliminated completely when the agreement took effect in July 2016, other products subject to the expanded ITA have seen tariffs phased out over a three-year period, with tariffs for all remaining products covered by the agreement now reduced to zero in 2019.

All of the following tariff changes are to the column 1 “general” rate of duty, applying to imports from all members of the WTO, regardless of whether the exporting country is a member of the Information Technology Agreement. Only changes to tariff rates taking effect on July 1, 2019, are listed. Changes that already took effect in 2016, 2017 and 2018 are not listed in this table.

HTS SubheadingShort DescriptionFormer7/1/167/1/177/1/187/1/19
3215.11.10Black printer ink cartridges1.8%1.3%0.9%0.4%0.0%
3215.19.10Color printer ink cartridges1.8%1.3%0.9%0.4%0.0%
3506.91.10Adhesives for flat-panel and touch screens2.1%1.5%1.0%0.5%0.0%
3701.99.30Photographic plates and film4.9%3.6%2.4%1.2%0.0%
3701.99.60Photographic plates and film3.7%2.7%1.8%0.9%0.0%
3707.90.32Photography chemicals6.5%4.8%3.2%1.6%0.0%
3707.90.60Photography chemicals1.5%1.1%0.7%0.3%0.0%
3907.99.20Thermoplastic liquid crystal copolymers6.5%4.8%3.2%1.6%0.0%
3923.10.20Plastic boxes for semiconductor parts3.0%2.2%1.5%0.7%0.0%
8504.40.40Speed drive controllers for electric motors1.5%1.1%0.7%0.3%0.0%
8504.40.95Other static converters1.5%1.1%0.7%0.3%0.0%
8504.50.80Certain inductors3.0%2.2%1.5%0.7%0.0%
8504.90.41Parts of transformers and static converters2.4%1.8%1.2%0.6%0.0%
8504.90.96Parts of transformers and static converters2.4%1.8%1.2%0.6%0.0%
8518.10.40Microphones and stands4.9%3.6%2.4%1.2%0.0%
8518.21.00Loudspeakers4.9%3.6%2.4%1.2%0.0%
8518.22.00Loudspeakers4.9%3.6%2.4%1.2%0.0%
8518.29.80Loudspeakers4.9%3.6%2.4%1.2%0.0%
8518.30.20Headphones and earphones4.9%3.6%2.4%1.2%0.0%
8518.40.20Amplifiers4.9%3.6%2.4%1.2%0.0%
8518.50.00Amplifier sets4.9%3.6%2.4%1.2%0.0%
8518.90.41Parts of line telephone handsets, repeaters8.5%6.3%4.2%2.1%0.0%
8518.90.81Parts of audio equipment4.9%3.6%2.4%1.2%0.0%
8522.90.36Parts of A/V equipment2.0%1.5%1.0%0.5%0.0%
8525.50.30TV transmission apparatus1.8%1.3%0.9%0.4%0.0%
8525.50.70Radiobroadcasting transmission apparatus3.0%2.2%1.5%0.7%0.0%
8525.80.30Television cameras2.1%1.5%1.0%0.5%0.0%
8525.80.50Video cameras2.1%1.5%1.0%0.5%0.0%
8526.92.50Radio remote controls4.9%3.6%2.4%1.2%0.0%
8527.29.40Other car radios4.4%3.3%2.2%1.1%0.0%
8527.29.80Other car radios4.4%3.3%2.2%1.1%0.0%
8529.10.91Antennas3.0%2.2%1.5%0.7%0.0%
8529.90.04Parts of TVs and TV cameras3.0%2.2%1.5%0.7%0.0%
8529.90.05Parts of TVs and TV cameras4.0%3.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
8529.90.13Parts of TVs and TV cameras2.9%2.1%1.4%0.7%0.0%
8529.90.19Parts of radar, RC, radio navigation aids3.2%2.4%1.6%0.8%0.0%
8529.90.24Other parts of radar equipment3.2%2.4%1.6%0.8%0.0%
8529.90.39Other parts for certain television receivers2.9%2.1%1.4%0.7%0.0%
8529.90.49Other parts for certain television receivers2.9%2.1%1.4%0.7%0.0%
8529.90.54Flat panel screen assemblies2.9%2.1%1.4%0.7%0.0%
8529.90.68Parts of TV circuit assemblies2.9%2.1%1.4%0.7%0.0%
8529.90.81Parts of television cameras3.2%2.4%1.6%0.8%0.0%
8529.90.83Parts of television cameras2.9%2.1%1.4%0.7%0.0%
8529.99.93Other parts of TVs2.9%2.1%1.4%0.7%0.0%
8529.90.95Parts of radar, RC, radio navigation circuits3.2%2.4%1.6%0.8%0.0%
8529.90.97Parts of radar, RC, radio navigation circuits3.2%2.4%1.6%0.8%0.0%
8531.80.90"Other" signalling apparatus1.3%0.9%0.6%0.3%0.0%
8531.90.30Certain parts of alarms, signalling apparatus1.3%0.9%0.6%0.3%0.0%
8531.90.90Certain parts of alarms, signalling apparatus1.3%0.9%0.6%0.3%0.0%
8536.30.40Motor overload protectors2.7%2.0%1.3%0.6%0.0%
8536.30.80Other electrical circuit protectors2.7%2.0%1.3%0.6%0.0%
8536.50.40Motor starters2.7%2.0%1.3%0.6%0.0%
8536.50.90Other switches2.7%2.0%1.3%0.6%0.0%
8536.50.90Other apparatus for electrical connections2.7%2.0%1.3%0.6%0.0%
8537.10.80Touch Pads2.7%2.0%1.3%0.6%0.0%
8538.10.00Boards, cabinets and consoles3.7%2.7%1.8%0.9%0.0%
8543.20.00Signal generators2.6%1.9%1.3%0.6%0.0%
8543.30.20Electroplating machines for printed circuits2.6%1.9%1.3%0.6%0.0%
8543.70.42Flight data recorders2.6%1.9%1.3%0.6%0.0%
8543.70.89e-Readers2.6%1.9%1.3%0.6%0.0%
8543.70.91Network-capable sound mixers2.6%1.9%1.3%0.6%0.0%
8543.70.95Other touch pads2.6%1.9%1.3%0.6%0.0%
8543.70.97Plasma cleaner machines2.6%1.9%1.3%0.6%0.0%
8543.90.88"Other” parts for “other” electrical apparatus2.6%1.9%1.3%0.6%0.0%
9002.20.40Photographic filters2.0%1.5%1.0%0.5%0.0%
9002.20.80Other optical filters2.9%2.1%1.4%0.7%0.0%
9002.90.70Mounted halftone screens1.1%0.8%0.5%0.2%0.0%
9010.60.00Projection screens for photo labs2.6%1.9%1.3%0.6%0.0%
9011.80.00Other optical microscopes6.4%4.8%3.2%1.6%0.0%
9011.90.00Optical microscope parts and accessories5.7%4.2%2.8%1.4%0.0%
9013.90.70Parts and accessories of LCDs, lasers, etc.4.5%3.3%2.2%1.1%0.0%
9022.29.40Ionization type smoke detectors1.0%0.7%0.5%0.2%0.0%
9025.19.80Thermometers, not liquid filled1.8%1.3%0.9%0.4%0.0%
9027.10.20Electrical apparatus for analyzing gas and smoke1.7%1.2%0.8%0.4%0.0%
9027.90.20Microtomes2.2%1.6%1.1%0.5%0.0%
9027.90.59Parts of apparatus for chemical analysis0%-1.7%1.2%0.8%0.4%0.0%
9027.90.68Parts of apparatus for chemical analysis3.5%2.6%1.7%0.8%0.0%
9028.30.00Electricity meters$0.16+1.5%$0.12+1.1%$0.08+0.7%$0.04+0.3%0.0%
9028.90.00Parts of electricity, gas and liquid meters3.2%2.4%1.6%0.8%0.0%
9030.20.05Oscilloscopes and oscillographs1.7%1.2%0.8%0.4%0.0%
9030.31.00Multimeters1.7%1.2%0.8%0.4%0.0%
9030.32.00Multimeters1.7%1.2%0.8%0.4%0.0%
9030.33.38Other electricity measurement instruments1.7%1.2%0.8%0.4%0.0%
9030.39.01Other electricity measurement instruments1.7%1.2%0.8%0.4%0.0%
9030.84.00Other electricity and radiation measurement1.7%1.2%0.8%0.4%0.0%
9030.89.01Other electricity and radiation measurement1.7%1.2%0.8%0.4%0.0%
9030.90.68Parts for electricity and radiation measurement1.7%1.2%0.8%0.4%0.0%
9031.80.80Other non-optical measuring instruments1.7%1.2%0.8%0.4%0.0%
9033.00.20Other parts of chapter 90, NES (LED backlights)4.4%3.3%2.2%1.1%0.0%
9033.00.30Other parts of chapter 90, NES (touch pads)4.4%3.3%2.2%1.1%0.0%
9405.40.82Other LED backlight modules, NES3.9%2.9%1.9%0.9%0.0%