HTS heading · chapter 71
7116
Articles of natural or cultured pearls, precious or semiprecious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed)
Analysis
Heading 7116 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers articles of natural or cultured pearls, precious or semiprecious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed). It divides into 2 six-digit subheadings and 8 eight-digit tariff lines, with 8 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
The spread of 10.5 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 10.5%, applies to 7116.20.40 (of semiprecious stones (except rock crystal)…).
1 of its 8 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (12%) and 7 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 10.5%. The median line pays 3.9%.
The largest subheadings are 7116.20 (of precious or semiprecious stones (natural…, 6 lines) and 7116.10 (of natural or cultured pearls, 2 lines).
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 Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing (339910). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7116.10.10 | Of natural or cultured pearls: natural | 3.3% |
| 7116.10.25 | Of natural or cultured pearls: cultured | 5.5% |
| 7116.20.05 | Valued not over $40 per piece | 3.3% |
| 7116.20.15 | Articles of jewelry: other | 6.5% |
| 7116.20.30 | Graded semiprecious stones strung temporarily for convenience of transport | 2.1% |
| 7116.20.35 | Figurines of semiprecious stone | 4.5% |
| 7116.20.40 | Of semiprecious stones (except rock crystal): other | 10.5% |
| 7116.20.50 | Other: other | Free |