Analysis
Heading 9111 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers watch cases and parts thereof. It divides into 4 six-digit subheadings and 7 eight-digit tariff lines, with 7 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
None of its 7 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 6.4% to 6.4% with a median of 6.4%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
5 of the lines carry specific or compound rates (per kilogram, per dozen and so on) rather than a percentage, so their burden depends on the unit value of the goods.
The largest subheadings are 9111.90 (parts, 3 lines), 9111.20 (cases of base metal, whether or not gold- or…, 2 lines), 9111.10 (unnamed, 1 line) and 9111.80 (unnamed, 1 line).
Its median rate of 6.4% sits at the 73rd percentile of the headings in chapter 91.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9111.10.00 | Cases of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal | 12¢ each + 4.8% |
| 9111.20.20 | Gold- or silver-plated | 7¢ each + 5.4% |
| 9111.20.40 | Cases of base metal, whether or not gold- or silver-plated: other | 3.6¢ each + 7.6% |
| 9111.80.00 | Watch cases and parts thereof: other cases | 3.6¢ each + 7.6% |
| 9111.90.40 | Of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal | 6.4% |
| 9111.90.50 | Bezels, backs and centers | 1.6¢ each + 6.8% |
| 9111.90.70 | Other: other | 6.4% |