Analysis Finds Few Imports in 2017 of Display Products Included on Section 301 List
A Display Supply Chain Consultants analysis of International Trade Commission data found the firm’s initial read that the Chinese-sourced display product lines targeted July 10 for proposed 10 percent Trade Act Section 301 tariffs (see 1807110055) accounted for minuscule import shipments in 2017, DSCC President Bob O’Brien told us. Of the 21 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) product codes listed in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative notice under the “8528" heading for displays, only four of those classifications of imports had customs values exceeding $1 million last year for all countries of origin, including China, O’Brien said.
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These are those top four classifications, which combined accounted for only $90 million in imports from all countries of origin last year: (1) HTS 8528.59.10, incomplete or unfinished color video monitors, not incorporating a VCR or video player. Imports from all countries totaled $99.3 million in 2017, of which $72.3 million (73 percent) came from China; (2) HTS 8528.69.10, incomplete or unfinished color video projectors, not incorporating a VCR or player. All 2017 imports totaled $12.4 million, of which $9.1 million (73 percent) were from China; (3) HTS 8528.59.05, incomplete or unfinished color video monitors, incorporating a VCR or player. Total 2017 imports were $9.5 million, of which $2.7 million (29 percent) came from China; (4) HTS 8528.42.00, finished CRT monitors. Total 2017 imports were $8.5 million, of which $5.9 million (69 percent) came from China. O’Brien said many regard CRT monitors as dead, but about 57,000 units were imported to the U.S. last year.
Two classifications of flat-panel subassemblies made the tariffs list for the first time: (1) HTS 8529.90.54, flat-panel screen assemblies for TVs, color video monitors and video projectors. Total imports were $30 million, of which $18 million (60 percent) came from China; (2) HTS 9013.80.90, liquid crystal devices and optical appliances and instruments, "not elsewhere specified or included." Total 2017 imports were $834 million, of which $251 million (30 percent) were from China. Canada generated the most 2017 imports in the HTS 9013.80.90 category.