Timex Expedition Scout Quartz Watch from Japan
The Timex Expedition Scout features an analog display with Indiglo backlight and quartz movement containing no jewels, housed in a stainless steel case. Classified under HTS 9102.99.20 for wristwatches with base metal cases and movements having not over 7 jewels. Its balance wheel and hairspring system fits the chapter definition without jeweled components.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide quartz certification and jewel count declaration; Timex movements are typically 0-jewel quartz
• Ensure 'wristwatch' marking on packaging; ambiguous descriptions lead to clock misclassification
• Document case material precisely; stainless steel stays in 9102, but gold plating shifts classification