Moonhowler
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That duty isn't too bad compared to what others have paid in the past. However, my (probably imperfect) research seems to indicate that there ought not to be any duty at all coming from the U.K. It all depends on the Commodity Code that someone uses for the dive gear. As far as I have been able to determine, there is no specific code for a dry suit and related items. Here's a bit of what I've learned:My suit should arrive tomorrow. My orignaal dispatch date was Feb 9, and it shipped on the 13th. My duty charge was 159.56. That is the suit, 2 undergarments and the Kubi glove side.
Harmonized System (HS) Code: The commodity code is part of the Harmonized System (HS), which is an international standard for classifying goods. Each product category has a unique code. You can find the HS code associated with your scuba gear by searching for keywords related to its features. (I used Bing's CoPilot AI to help get this info).
Sample Codes:
- Here are a few sample HS codes related to scuba gear:
- 9506.29: Diving suits, including wetsuits and drysuits.
- 9506.99: Other articles for underwater diving, such as regulators, masks, fins, and buoyancy compensators.
Harmonized Tariff Schedule
hts.usitc.gov
It looks like there should be zero duty. The /1 footnote seems to indicate that there is duty if it is coming from China.