Analysis
HTS 9110.90.60 covers other: other under heading 9110 (complete watch or clock movements, unassembled or partly assembled (movement sets)…).
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 4.2%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 65%, 15.5 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 4.2% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 91 (58th percentile of 48 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $420 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The other lines in the same group are 9110.90.20 (complete movements, unassembled or partly assembled…, The rate applicable to the complete, assembled movement) and 9110.90.40 (consisting of two or more pieces or parts fastened or…, 4.3% + 1.7¢/jewel + 0.2¢ for each other piece or part, but if consisting in part of a plate or a set of plates the total duty shall not exceed the duty for the complete movement).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9110.90.20 | Complete movements, unassembled or partly assembled (movement sets) | The rate applicable to the complete, assembled movement |
| 9110.90.40 | Consisting of two or more pieces or parts fastened or joined together | 4.3% + 1.7¢/jewel + 0.2¢ for each other piece or part, but if consisting in part of a plate or a set of plates the total duty shall not exceed the duty for the complete movement |