Analysis
HTS 9106.90.55 covers with opto-electronic display only under heading 9106 (time of day recording apparatus and apparatus for measuring, recording or otherwise…).
The general rate is 3.9% on the apparatus + 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 apparatus + 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.
The general rate of 3.9% on the apparatus + 5.3% on the battery has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9106.90.20 | Other: parking meters | 36¢ each + 5.6% + 2¢/jewel |
| 9106.90.40 | Time locks valued over $10 each | 36¢ each + 5.6% + 2¢/jewel |
| 9106.90.65 | Apparatus for measuring, recording, or otherwise indicating intervals of time, with clock or watch movements, battery powered: other | 15¢ each + 2.3% + 0.8¢/jewel |
| 9106.90.75 | Apparatus for measuring, recording or otherwise indicating intervals of time, with clock or watch movements, AC powered and with opto-electronic display only | 3.9% |
| 9106.90.85 | Other: other | 15¢ each + 2.3% + 0.8¢/jewel |