Analysis
HTS 9104.00.20 covers other: other under heading 9104 (instrument panel clocks and clocks of a similar type for vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft…).
The general rate is 30¢ each + 6.4%, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Automotive Products Trade Act, the Bahrain FTA, the civil aircraft agreement, and 14 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 30¢ each + 6.4%. 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.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 334519 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing), an industry of 913 US establishments employing 34,818 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of 30¢ each + 6.4%.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9104.00.05 | With opto-electronic display only | 2.6% on the movement and case + 3.5% on the battery |
| 9104.00.10 | Electric (including battery operated) | 20¢ each + 4.3% on the movement and case + 3.5% on the battery |
| 9104.00.25 | With opto-electronic display only | 3.9% on the movement and case + 5.3% on the battery |
| 9104.00.30 | Electric (including battery operated) | 30¢ each + 4.3% on the movement and case + 3.5% on the battery |
| 9104.00.40 | Other: other | 30¢ each + 4.3% |
| 9104.00.45 | With opto-electronic display only | 2.6% on the movement and case + 3.5% on the battery |
| 9104.00.50 | Electric (including battery operated) | 20¢ each + 4.6% on the case + 3.5% on the battery |
| 9104.00.60 | Other: other | 19¢ each + 4.5% on the case |