Battery Desk Clock Movement Plate from China
Compact injection-molded plate for battery-powered desk clock movements, mounting quartz module and alarm buzzer. HTS 9114.40.40.00 despite plastic construction, as chapter covers clock assembly plates via note 1(c) exception for specialized parts. Common in office novelty clocks.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Specify engineering plastic grade (nylon/ABS); flammability certification mandatory
• Common error: Chapter 39 plastics declaration ignoring clock function