Analysis
HTS 7117.19.15 covers valued not over 33 cents per meter: other under heading 7117 (imitation jewelry).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 11%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 7117.19.60 (toy jewelry valued not over 8 cents per piece), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 8 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 8% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 71 (92nd percentile of 108 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $800 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 8%. 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.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 80%, 10.0 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7117.19.05 | Toy jewelry valued not over 8 cents per piece | Free |
| 7117.19.20 | Valued over 33 cents per meter | 11% |
| 7117.19.30 | Religious articles of a purely devotional charac- ter designed to be worn on apparel or carried on or about or attached to the person | 3.9% |
| 7117.19.60 | Toy jewelry valued not over 8 cents per piece | Free |
| 7117.19.90 | Other: other | 11% |