HTS tariff line · chapter 71
7106.10.00
Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum), unwrought or in semimanufactured forms, or in powder form: powder
Analysis
HTS 7106.10.00 covers silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum), unwrought or in semimanufactured forms, or in powder form: powder under heading 7106 (silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum), unwrought or in semimanufactured…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 3%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 7106.92.50 (semimanufactured: other), at 3%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 3 percentage points.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 45% of the 108 tariff lines in chapter 71. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The other lines in the same group are 7106.91.10 (unwrought: bullion and dore, duty-free), 7106.91.50 (unwrought: other, 3%), 7106.92.10 (rectangular or near rectangular shapes, containing 99.5…, duty-free) and 7106.92.50 (semimanufactured: other, 3%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 331492 (Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)), an industry of 187 US establishments employing 9,490 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7106.91.10 | Unwrought: bullion and dore | Free |
| 7106.91.50 | Unwrought: other | 3% |
| 7106.92.10 | Rectangular or near rectangular shapes, containing 99.5 percent or more by weight of silver and not otherwise marked or decorated than with weight, purity, or other identifying information | Free |
| 7106.92.50 | Semimanufactured: other | 3% |