Analysis
HTS 7108.11.00 covers nonmonetary: powder under heading 7108 (gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 4.1%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 7108.13.70 (other: other), at 4.1%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 4.1 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.
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.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |