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Chapter 91
Clocks and Watches and Parts Thereof

Notes

1.

This Chapter does not cover:

(a)

clock or watch glasses or weights (classified according to their constituent material);

(b)

watch chains (heading 71.13 or 71.17, as the case may be);

(c)

parts of general use defined in Note 2 to Section XV, of base metal (Section XV), or similar goods of plastics (Chapter 39) or of precious metal or metal clad with precious metal (generally heading 71.15); clock or watch springs are, however, to be classified as clock or watch parts (heading 91.14);

(d)

bearing balls (heading 73.26 or 84.82, as the case may be);

(e)

articles of heading 84.12 constructed to work without an escapement;

(f)

ball bearings (heading 84.82); or

(g)

articles of Chapter 85, not yet assembled together or with other components into watch or clock movements or into articles suitable for use solely or principally as parts of such movements (Chapter 85).

2.

Heading 91.01 covers only watches with case wholly of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal, or of the same materials combined with natural or cultured pearls, or precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) of headings 71.01 to 71.04. Watches with case of base metal inlaid with precious metal fall in heading 91.02.

3.

For the purposes of this Chapter, the expression "watch movements" means devices regulated by a balance-wheel and hairspring, quartz crystal or any other system capable of determining intervals of time, with a display or a system to which a mechanical display can be incorporated. Such watch movements shall not exceed 12 mm in thickness and 50 mm in width, length or diameter.

4.

Except as provided in Note 1, movements and other parts suitable for use both in clocks or watches and in other articles (for example, precision instruments) are to be classified in this Chapter.

Rates as at
HeadingDescriptionGeneral
91.01Wrist-watches, pocket-watches and other watches, including stop-watches, with case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal:
9101.1Wrist-watches, electrically operated, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility:
9101.11With mechanical display onlyfree
9101.19Otherfree
9101.2Other wrist-watches, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility:
9101.21With automatic windingfree
9101.29Otherfree
9101.9Other:
9101.91Electrically operatedfree
9101.99Otherfree
91.02Wrist-watches, pocket-watches and other watches, including stop-watches (excluding those of heading 91.01):
9102.1Wrist-watches, electrically operated, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility:
9102.11With mechanical display onlyfree
9102.12With opto-electronic display onlyfree
9102.19Otherfree
9102.2Other wrist-watches, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility:
9102.21With automatic windingfree
9102.29Otherfree
9102.9Other:
9102.91Electrically operatedfree
9102.99Otherfree
91.03Clocks with watch movements (excluding clocks of heading 91.04):
9103.10Electrically operatedfree
9103.90Otherfree
9104.00Instrument panel clocks and clocks of a similar type for vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vesselsfree
91.05Other clocks:
9105.1Alarm clocks:
9105.11Electrically operatedfree
9105.19Otherfree
9105.2Wall clocks:
9105.21Electrically operatedfree
9105.29Otherfree
9105.9Other:
9105.91Electrically operatedfree
9105.99Otherfree
91.06Time of day recording apparatus and apparatus for measuring, recording or otherwise indicating intervals of time, with clock or watch movement or with synchronous motor (for example, time-registers, time recorders):
9106.10Time-registers; time recordersfree
9106.90Otherfree
9107.00Time switches with clock or watch movement or with synchronous motorfree
91.08Watch movements, complete and assembled:
9108.1Electrically operated:
9108.11With mechanical display only or with a device to which a mechanical display can be incorporatedfree
9108.12With opto-electronic display onlyfree
9108.19Otherfree
9108.20With automatic windingfree
9108.90Otherfree
91.09Clock movements, complete and assembled:
9109.10Electrically operatedfree
9109.90Otherfree
91.10Complete watch or clock movements, unassembled or partly assembled (movement sets); incomplete watch or clock movements, assembled; rough watch or clock movements:
9110.1Of watches:
9110.11Complete movements, unassembled or partly assembled (movement sets)free
9110.12Incomplete movements, assembledfree
9110.19Rough movementsfree
9110.90Otherfree
91.11Watch cases and parts thereof:
9111.10Cases of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metalfree
9111.20Cases of base metal, whether or not gold- or silver-platedfree
9111.80Other casesfree
9111.90Partsfree
91.12Clock cases and cases of a similar type for other goods of this Chapter, and parts thereof:
9112.20Casesfree
9112.90Partsfree
91.13Watch straps, watch bands and watch bracelets, and parts thereof:
9113.10Of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metalfree
9113.20Of base metal, whether or not gold- or silver-platedfree
9113.90Otherfree
91.14Other clock or watch parts:
9114.30Dialsfree
9114.40Plates and bridgesfree
9114.90Otherfree

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