Cuckoo Clock Movement Mainplate from China
Ornately machined mainplate for traditional cuckoo clock movements, featuring slots for bellows linkage and strike train assembly. Falls under HTS 9114.40.40.00 as a plate designed exclusively for clock movement assembly, accommodating larger Bavarian clock dimensions. Supports mechanical bird call and hour-strike mechanisms.
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
• Provide cuckoo-specific engineering specs showing bellows compatibility; use protective packaging for intricate engravings
• Common issue: undervaluation as decorative metalwork triggering audits