7105.90.00

Analysis

HTS 7105.90.00 covers dust and powder of natural or synthetic precious or semi- precious stones: other under heading 7105 (dust and powder of natural or synthetic precious or semi- precious stones).

This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.08 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.

There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 45% of the 108 tariff lines in chapter 71 that are also free. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.

The other line in the same group is 7105.10.00 (dust and powder of natural or synthetic precious or semi-…, duty-free).

Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 327910 (Abrasive Product Manufacturing), an industry of 264 US establishments employing 10,976 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.