Seiko 5 Sports Automatic Quartz Hybrid Watch from China
Seiko 5 Sports features quartz-regulated mechanical display in stainless steel case, electrically operated with battery power. Falls under 9102.11.95 as wristwatch with mechanical display only, other than precious metal cases or stopwatches. Complies with chapter note for quartz-regulated timekeeping devices.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Submit movement cross-section diagrams confirming thickness under 12mm for Chapter 91 applicability
• Declare exact battery type and quartz crystal specifications in entry documentation
• Avoid common pitfall of classifying hybrid movements as purely mechanical (9101/9102 non-electric)