Analysis
HTS 9104.00.30 covers electric (including battery operated) under heading 9104 (instrument panel clocks and clocks of a similar type for vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft…).
The general rate is 30¢ each + 4.3% on the movement and case + 3.5% on the battery, 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 + 4.3% on the movement and case + 3.5% on the battery. 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 rate of 30¢ each + 4.3% on the movement and case + 3.5% on the battery has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
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 |
| 9104.00.20 | Other: other | 30¢ each + 6.4% |
| 9104.00.25 | With opto-electronic display only | 3.9% on the movement and case + 5.3% 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 |