Analysis
HTS 7104.10.00 covers piezo-electric quartz under heading 7104 (synthetic or reconstructed precious or semiprecious stones, whether or not worked or…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 6.4%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 7104.99.50 (other: other), at 6.4%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 3.4 percentage points.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 50%, 16.7 times the general rate.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The general duty rate is 3% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 71 (53rd percentile of 108 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $300 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7104.21.00 | Other, unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped: diamonds | 3% |
| 7104.29.00 | Other, unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped: other | 3% |
| 7104.91.10 | Cut but not set, and suitable for use in the manufacture of jewelry | Free |
| 7104.91.50 | Diamonds: other | 6.4% |
| 7104.99.10 | Cut but not set, and suitable for use in the manufacture of jewelry | Free |
| 7104.99.50 | Other: other | 6.4% |