Analysis
HTS 7117.90.90 covers other: other under heading 7117 (imitation jewelry).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 7.2%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 7117.90.75 (other: of plastics), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes 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.
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 |
| 7117.90.75 | Other: of plastics | Free |