Analysis
HTS 9113.90.80 covers other: other under heading 9113 (watch straps, watch bands and watch bracelets, and parts thereof).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 4.5% to 11.2%. The costliest confusion would be with 9113.20.40 (valued over $5 per dozen) at 11.2%, a difference of 9.4 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 1.8% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 91 (41st percentile of 48 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $180 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 19.4 times the general rate.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 1.8%. 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.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 339910 (Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing), an industry of 1,844 US establishments employing 19,188 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% |
| 9113.90.40 | Of textile material | 7.2% |