Analysis
HTS 9109.90.40 covers valued not over $5 each under heading 9109 (clock movements, complete and assembled).
The general rate is 15¢ 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 Chile FTA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 15¢ 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.
The other lines in the same group are 9109.90.20 (measuring not over 50 mm in width or diameter, 20¢ each) and 9109.90.60 (valued over $5 each, 30¢ each + 4.3%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 334519 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing), an industry of 913 US establishments employing 34,818 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9109.90.20 | Measuring not over 50 mm in width or diameter | 20¢ each |
| 9109.90.60 | Valued over $5 each | 30¢ each + 4.3% |