Analysis
HTS 7117.90.75 covers other: of plastics under heading 7117 (imitation jewelry).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 11%. The costliest confusion would be with 7117.90.90 (other: other) at 11%, a difference of 11 points on the customs value.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 110% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 110% duty.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 45% of the 108 tariff lines in chapter 71 that are also free. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 339910 (Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing), an industry of 1,844 US establishments employing 19,188 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7117.90.10 | Necklaces, valued not over 30 cents per dozen, composed wholly of plastic shapes mounted on fiber string | Free |
| 7117.90.20 | Rosaries and chaplets | 3.3% |
| 7117.90.30 | Religious articles of a purely devotional character designed to be worn on apparel or carried on or about or attached to the person: other | 3.9% |
| 7117.90.45 | Toy jewelry (except parts) | Free |
| 7117.90.55 | Valued not over 20 cents per dozen pieces or parts: other | 7.2% |
| 7117.90.60 | Toy jewelry (except parts) valued not over 8 cents per piece | Free |
| 7117.90.90 | Other: other | 11% |