Analysis
Subheading 9112.20 covers cases, within heading 9112. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
None of its 2 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 3.5% to 5.5% with a median of 4.5%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 9112.20.40 for cases: cases of metal (3.5%) and 9112.20.80 for cases: other cases (5.5%).
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.
Goods only reach 9112.20 once they fall within heading 9112 (clock cases and cases of a similar type for other goods of this chapter, and parts thereof). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9112.20.40 | Cases: cases of metal | 3.5% |
| 9112.20.80 | Cases: other cases | 5.5% |