Analysis
Subheading 7106.91 covers unwrought, within heading 7106. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
1 of its 2 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (50%) and 1 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 3%. The median line pays 1.5%.
The US splits it as follows: 7106.91.10 for unwrought: bullion and dore (duty-free) and 7106.91.50 for unwrought: other (3%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining (331410). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Goods only reach 7106.91 once they fall within heading 7106 (silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum), unwrought or in semimanufactured…). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7106.91.10 | Unwrought: bullion and dore | Free |
| 7106.91.50 | Unwrought: other | 3% |