Analysis
HTS 7113.19.50 covers other: other under heading 7113 (articles of jewelry and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 6 ten-digit suffixes, reported in pcs .
The general duty rate is 5.5% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 71 (76th percentile of 108 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $550 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 5.5%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
Within this group the rate runs from 5% to 7%. Compared with 7113.19.10 (rope, curb, cable, chain and similar articles produced in continuous…), which pays 7%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 1.5 percentage points.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 80%, 14.5 times the general rate.
The ten-digit suffixes separate necklaces and neck chains, rings, earrings and articles of jewelry, of gold, other…. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7113.19.10 | Rope, curb, cable, chain and similar articles produced in continuous lengths, all the foregoing, whether or not cut to specific lengths and whether or not set with imitation pearls or imitation gemstones, suitable for use in the manufacture of articles provided for in this heading | 7% |
| 7113.19.21 | Necklaces and neck chains, of gold: rope | 5% |
| 7113.19.25 | Necklaces and neck chains, of gold: mixed link | 5.8% |
| 7113.19.29 | Necklaces and neck chains, of gold: other | 5.5% |
| 7113.19.30 | Clasps and parts thereof | 5.8% |