HTS heading · chapter 71
7108
Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
Analysis
Heading 7108 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form. It divides into 4 six-digit subheadings and 7 eight-digit tariff lines, with 10 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
5 of its 7 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (71%) and 2 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 4.1%. The median line pays duty-free.
Its median rate of duty-free sits at the 23rd percentile of the headings in chapter 71.
The largest subheadings are 7108.13 (other semimanufactured forms, 3 lines), 7108.12 (other unwrought forms, 2 lines), 7108.11 (unnamed, 1 line) and 7108.20 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining (331410), Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding (331491) and Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) (331492). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7108.11.00 | Nonmonetary: powder | Free |
| 7108.12.10 | Other unwrought forms: bullion and dore | Free |
| 7108.12.50 | Other unwrought forms: other | 4.1% |
| 7108.13.10 | Other semimanufactured forms: gold leaf | Free |
| 7108.13.55 | Rectangular or near rectangular shapes, containing 99.5 percent or more by weight of gold and not otherwise marked or decorated than with weight, purity, or other identifying information | Free |
| 7108.13.70 | Other: other | 4.1% |
| 7108.20.00 | Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form: monetary | Free |