I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4451
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide
separate subheadings for low-energy magnets and articles containing
magnets and to create additional U.S. notes explaining the tariff classi-
fication of low-energy magnets and articles containing magnets.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 16, 2002
Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself and Mr. NEY) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States to provide separate subheadings for low-energy
magnets and articles containing magnets and to create
additional U.S. notes explaining the tariff classification
of low-energy magnets and articles containing magnets.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LOW-ENERGY MAGNETS AND ARTICLES IN-
CLUDING MAGNETS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) Heading 3924 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by insert-
ing in numerical sequence the following new sub-
heading, with the article description for subheading
3924.90.75 having the same degree of indentation as
the article description for subheading 3924.90.20:
‘‘
3924.90.75
Articles described in subheadings
3924.90.20 and 3924.90.55 con-
taining magnets ..............................
3.4%
Free (A, CA,
E, IL, J, JO,
MX)
80%
’’.
(2) Heading 3926 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by insert-
ing in numerical sequence the following new sub-
headings, with the article description for subheading
3926.10.10 having the same degree of indentation as
the article description for subheading 3926.10.00,
and with the article description for subheading
3926.90.90 having the same degree of indentation as
the article description for subheading 3926.90.70:
‘‘
3926.10.10
Articles described in subheading
3926.10.00 containing magnets .....
5.3%
Free (A, CA,
E, IL, J, JO,
MX)
80%
3926.90.90
Articles described in subheading
3926.90.98 containing magnets .....
5.3%
Free (A, B, C,
CA, E, IL, J,
JO, MX)
80%
’’.
(3) Heading 4820 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by insert-
ing in numerical sequence the following new sub-
headings, with the article description for subheading
4820.10.30 having the same degree of indentation as
the article description for subheading 4820.10.20,
with 
the 
article 
description 
for 
subheading
4820.10.50 having the same degree of indentation as
the article description for subheading 4821.10.40,
and with the article description for subheading
4820.30.35 having the same degree of indentation as
the article description for subheading 4820.30.00:
‘‘
4820.10.30
Articles described in subheading
4820.10.20 containing magnets .....
0.8%
Free (A, CA,
E, IL, J, MX)
25%
4820.10.50
Articles described in subheading
4820.10.40 containing magnets .....
Free
25%
4820.20.35
Articles described in subheading
4820.30.00 containing magnets .....
1.1%
Free (A, CA,
E, IL, J, MX)
35%
’’.
(4) Heading 4823 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by insert-
ing in numerical sequence the following new sub-
heading, with the article description for subheading
4823.90.67 having the same degree of indentation as
the article description for subheading 4823.90.66:
‘‘
4823.90.67
Articles described in subheading
4823.90.66 containing magnets .....
1.1%
Free (A, CA,
E, IL, J, MX)
26.5%
’’.
(5) Heading 4910 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by insert-
ing in numerical sequence the following new sub-
headings, with the article description for sub-
headings 4910.00.30 and 4910.00.50 having the
same degree of indentation as the article description
for subheading 4910.00.20, and with the article de-
scription for subheading 4910.00.70 having the
same degree of indentation as the article description
for subheading 4910.00.60:
‘‘
4910.00.30
Articles described in subheading
4910.00.20 containing magnets .....
Free
66¢/kg
4910.00.50
Articles described in subheading
4910.00.40 containing magnets .....
0.9¢/kg
Free (A, CA,
E, IL, J, MX)
19¢/kg
4910.00.70
Articles described in subheading
4910.00.60 containing magnets .....
0.6%
Free (A, CA,
E, IL, J, MX)
35%
’’.
(6) Heading 4911 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by insert-
ing in numerical sequence the following new sub-
headings, with the article description for sub-
headings 4911.91.25 and 4911.91.35 having the
same degree of indentation as the article description
for subheading 4911.91.20, with the article descrip-
tion for subheading 4911.91.45 having the same de-
gree of indentation as the article description for sub-
heading 4911.91.40, and with article description for
subheadings 4911.99.70 and 4911.99.90 having the
same degree of indentation as the article description
for subheading 4911.99.60:
‘‘
4911.91.25
Articles described in subheading
4911.91.20 containing magnets .....
2.6¢/kg
Free (A, CA,
E, IL, J, MX)
66¢/kg
4911.91.35
Articles described in subheading
4911.91.30 containing magnets .....
Free
19.3¢/kg
4911.91.45
Articles described in subheading
4911.91.40 containing magnets .....
0.6%
Free (A, CA,
E, IL, J, MX)
25%
4911.99.70
Articles described in subheading
4911.99.60 containing magnets .....
1%
Free (A, CA,
E, IL, J, MX)
66¢/kg+ 0.4%
4911.99.90
Articles described in subheading
4911.99.80 containing magnets .....
1%
Free (A, CA,
E, IL, J, MX)
35%
’’.
(7) Heading 6307 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by insert-
ing in numerical sequence the following new sub-
heading, with the article description for subheading
6307.90.99 having the same degree of indentation as
the article description for subheading 6307.90.98:
‘‘
6307.90.99
Articles described in subheading
6307.90.98 containing magnets .....
7%
Free (A, B,
CA, E, IL, J,
MX) 3.5%
(JO)
40%
’’.
(8) Heading 6406 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by insert-
ing in numerical sequence the following new sub-
heading, with the article description for subheading
6406.99.95 having the same degree of indentation as
the article description for subheading 6406.99.90:
‘‘
6406.99.95
Articles described in subheading
6406.99.90 containing magnets .....
Free
45%
’’.
(9) Heading 6912 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by insert-
ing in numerical sequence the following new sub-
heading, with the article description for subheading
6912.00.55 having the same degree of indentation as
the article description for subheading 6912.00.50:
‘‘
6912.00.55
Articles described in subheading
6912.00.50 containing magnets .....
6%
Free (A, CA,
E, IL, J, JO,
MX)
50.5%
’’.
(10) Heading 6913 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by insert-
ing in numerical sequence the following new sub-
headings, with the article description for sub-
headings 6913.10.60, 6913.90.25, 6913.90.35, and
6913.90.55 having the same degree of indentation as
the article description for subheading 6913.10.50:
‘‘
6913.10.60
Articles described in subheading
6913.10.50 containing magnets .....
Free
70%
6913.90.25
Articles described in subheading
6913.90.20 containing magnets .....
Free
50%
6913.90.35
Articles described in subheading
6913.90.30 containing magnets .....
Free
25%
6913.90.55
Articles described in subheading
6913.90.50 containing magnets .....
6%
Free (A, CA,
E, IL, J, JO,
MX)
51.5%
’’.
(11) Heading 6914 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by insert-
ing in numerical sequence the following new sub-
headings, with the article description for sub-
headings 6914.10.90 and 6914.90.90 having the
same degree of indentation as the article description
for subheading 6914.10.80:
‘‘
6914.10.90
Articles described in subheading
6914.10.80 containing magnets .....
9%
Free (A, CA,
E, IL, J, JO,
MX)
60%
6914.90.90
Articles described in subheading
6914.90.80 containing magnets .....
5.6%
Free (A, CA,
E, IL, J, JO,
MX)
45%
’’.
(12) Heading 7009 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by insert-
ing in numerical sequence the following new sub-
headings, with the article description for sub-