Analysis
HTS 9113.90.40 covers of textile material under heading 9113 (watch straps, watch bands and watch bracelets, and parts thereof).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 1.8% to 11.2%. The costliest confusion would be with 9113.90.80 (other: other) at 1.8%, a difference of 5.4 points on the customs value.
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 7.2%. 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 general duty rate is 7.2% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 91 (77th percentile of 48 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $720 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 78.5%, 10.9 times the general rate.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 31699 (Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing), an industry of 633 US establishments employing 11,305 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9113.10.00 | Of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal | 4.5% |
| 9113.20.20 | Valued not over $5 per dozen | 11.2% |
| 9113.20.40 | Valued over $5 per dozen | 11.2% |
| 9113.20.60 | Of watch bracelets, valued not over $12 per dozen | 8.8% |
| 9113.20.90 | Parts: other | 8.8% |
| 9113.90.80 | Other: other | 1.8% |