Analysis
HTS 7117.19.90 covers other: other under heading 7117 (imitation jewelry).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 11%. Compared with 7117.19.60 (toy jewelry valued not over 8 cents per piece), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 11 percentage points.
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 11%. 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 general duty rate is 11% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 71 (98th percentile of 108 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,100 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 110%, 10.0 times the general rate.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 339910 (Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing), an industry of 1,844 US establishments employing 19,188 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7117.19.05 | Toy jewelry valued not over 8 cents per piece | Free |
| 7117.19.15 | Valued not over 33 cents per meter: other | 8% |
| 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 |