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HTS tariff line · chapter 71

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

Analysis

HTS 7117.19.30 covers religious articles of a purely devotional charac- ter designed to be worn on apparel or carried on or about or attached to the person under heading 7117 (imitation jewelry).

Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 11%. The costliest confusion would be with 7117.19.90 (other: other) at 11%, a difference of 7.1 points on the customs value.

The general duty rate is 3.9% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 71 (65th percentile of 108 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $390 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 3.9%. 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 45%, 11.5 times the general rate.

Neighbouring lines

LineDescriptionGeneral rate
7117.19.05Toy jewelry valued not over 8 cents per pieceFree
7117.19.15Valued not over 33 cents per meter: other8%
7117.19.20Valued over 33 cents per meter11%
7117.19.60Toy jewelry valued not over 8 cents per pieceFree
7117.19.90Other: other11%