HTS heading · chapter 97
9705
Collections and collectors’ pieces of archaeological, ethnographic, historical, zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical, paleontological or numismatic interest
Analysis
Heading 9705 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers collections and collectors’ pieces of archaeological, ethnographic, historical, zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical, paleontological or numismatic interest. It divides into 6 six-digit subheadings and 6 eight-digit tariff lines, with 13 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
Every one of its 6 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the heading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
The largest subheadings are 9705.10 (unnamed, 1 line), 9705.21 (unnamed, 1 line), 9705.22 (unnamed, 1 line) and 9705.29 (unnamed, 1 line).
Its median rate of duty-free sits at the 50th percentile of the headings in chapter 97.
The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9705.10.00 | Collections and collectors’ pieces of archaeological, ethnographic or historical interest | Free |
| 9705.21.00 | Human specimens and parts thereof | Free |
| 9705.22.00 | Extinct or endangered species and parts thereof | Free |
| 9705.29.00 | Collections and collectors’ pieces of zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical or paleontological interest: other | Free |
| 9705.31.00 | Of an age exceeding 100 years | Free |
| 9705.39.00 | Collections and collectors’ pieces of numismatic interest: other | Free |