Analysis
HTS 7110.19.00 covers platinum: other under heading 7110 (platinum, unwrought or in semimanufactured forms, or in powder form).
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.08 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 45% of the 108 tariff lines in chapter 71, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. 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 331491 (Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding), an industry of 199 US establishments employing 12,115 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
All 7 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7110.11.00 | Unwrought or in powder form | Free |
| 7110.21.00 | Unwrought or in powder | Free |
| 7110.29.00 | Palladium: other | Free |
| 7110.31.00 | Unwrought or in powder form | Free |
| 7110.39.00 | Rhodium: other | Free |
| 7110.41.00 | Unwrought or in powder form | Free |
| 7110.49.00 | Iridium, osmium and ruthenium: other | Free |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.08 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(b) to this subchapter