Analysis
HTS 9105.21.40 covers with opto-electronic display only under heading 9105 (other clocks).
The general rate is 3.9% on the movement and case+ 5.3% 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 Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3.9% on the movement and case+ 5.3% 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.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of 3.9% on the movement and case+ 5.3% on the battery.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9105.11.40 | With opto-electronic display only | 3.9% on the movement and case + 5.3% on the battery |
| 9105.11.80 | Electrically operated: other | 30¢ each + 6.9% on the case + 5.3% on the battery |
| 9105.19.10 | Not constructed or designed to operate for over 47 hours without rewinding | 30¢ each + 6.9% on the case |
| 9105.19.20 | Having no jewels or only one jewel | 60¢ each + 6.9% on the case |
| 9105.19.30 | Having over one jewel | 43¢ each + 2.8¢/jewel over 7 + 3.7% on the case |
| 9105.19.40 | Valued not over $5 each | 15¢ each + 6.4% |
| 9105.19.50 | Valued over $5 each | 23¢ each + 3.2% |
| 9105.21.80 | Electrically operated: other | 30¢ each + 6.9% on the case + 5.3% on the battery |
| 9105.29.10 | Not constructed or designed to operate for over 47 hours without rewinding | 20¢ each + 4.6% on the case |
| 9105.29.20 | Having no jewels or only one jewel | 40¢ each + 4.6% on the case |
| 9105.29.30 | Having over one jewel | 57¢ each + 3.7¢/jewel over 7 + 4.9% on the case |
| 9105.29.40 | Valued not over $5 each | 15¢ each + 6.4% |
| 9105.29.50 | Valued over $5 each | 30¢ each + 4.3% |
| 9105.91.40 | With opto-electronic display only | 3.9% on the movement and case+ 5.3% on the battery |
| 9105.91.80 | Electrically operated: other | 30¢ each + 6.9% on the case + 5.3% on the battery |
| 9105.99.10 | Standard marine chronometers having spring-detent escapements | 17¢ each + 2.5% + 1¢/jewel |
| 9105.99.20 | Not constructed or designed to operate for over 47 hours without rewinding | Free |
| 9105.99.30 | Having no jewels or only one jewel | Free |
| 9105.99.40 | Having over one jewel | Free |
| 9105.99.50 | Valued not over $5 each | 7.5¢ each + 3.2% |
| 9105.99.60 | Valued over $5 each | 23¢ each + 3.2% |