US to Refund Duties Paid on GoPro's Camera Housings
The U.S. agreed to liquidate GoPro's action camera housings under the company's preferred Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings, 8529.90.86 or 8529.90.87, which come free of duty. Settling five customs cases brought by GoPro, the U.S. said it will reliquidate the entries…
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under the two subheadings, which provide for parts "suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus” of HTS heading 8525, and refund any duties paid. The settlements come after a December 2023 CIT decision finding that GoPro's camera housings are camera parts and not cases of subheading 4202.99.9000, dutiable at 20% (see 2312280038) (GoPro v. United States, CIT #'s 20-00085, -00095; 21-00058; 23-00015; 24-00005).