Analysis
HTS 7108.13.10 covers other semimanufactured forms: gold leaf under heading 7108 (gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 4.1%. The costliest confusion would be with 7108.13.70 (other: other) at 4.1%, a difference of 4.1 points on the customs value.
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 lines in the same group are 7108.13.55 (rectangular or near rectangular shapes, containing 99.5…, duty-free) and 7108.13.70 (other: other, 4.1%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 332999 (All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing), an industry of 3,501 US establishments employing 66,282 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 8% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 8% duty.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |