Analysis
Heading 7115 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers other articles of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal. It divides into 2 six-digit subheadings and 5 eight-digit tariff lines, with 7 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
1 of its 5 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (20%) and 4 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 4%. The median line pays 3.9%.
The largest subheadings are 7115.90 (other, 4 lines) and 7115.10 (unnamed, 1 line).
Its median rate of 3.9% sits at the 65th percentile of the headings in chapter 71.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding (331491) and Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing (332618). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7115.10.00 | Catalysts in the form of wire cloth or grill, of platinum | 4% |
| 7115.90.05 | Articles of precious metal, in rectangular or near rectangular shapes, containing 99.5 percent or more by weight of a precious metal and not otherwise marked or decorated than with weight, purity, or other identifying information | Free |
| 7115.90.30 | Of gold, including metal clad with gold | 3.9% |
| 7115.90.40 | Of silver, including metal clad with silver | 3% |
| 7115.90.60 | Other: other | 4% |