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Section XVIII › Chapter 91

Chapter 91
Clocks and Watches and Parts Thereof

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
HeadingCDDescriptionUnitGeneralEUEFTASADCMERCOSURAfCFTA
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:
9101.110With mechanical display onlyufreefreefreefreefreefree
9101.191Otherufreefreefreefreefreefree
9101.2Other wrist-watches, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility:
9101.215With automatic windingufreefreefreefreefreefree
9101.296Otherufreefreefreefreefreefree
9101.9Other:
9101.917Electrically operatedufreefreefreefreefreefree
9101.998Otherufreefreefreefreefreefree
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:
9102.114With mechanical display onlyufreefreefreefreefreefree
9102.120With opto-electronic display onlyufreefreefreefreefreefree
9102.195Otherufreefreefreefreefreefree
9102.2Other wrist-watches, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility:
9102.219With automatic windingufreefreefreefreefreefree
9102.291Otherufreefreefreefreefreefree
9102.9Other:
9102.910Electrically operatedufreefreefreefreefreefree
9102.991Otherufreefreefreefreefreefree
91.03Clocks with watch movements (excluding clocks of heading 91.04):
9103.101Electrically operatedufreefreefreefreefreefree
9103.908Otherufreefreefreefreefreefree
9104.000Instrument panel clocks and clocks of a similar type for vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vesselsufreefreefreefreefreefree
91.05Other clocks:
9105.1Alarm clocks:
9105.115Electrically operatedufreefreefreefreefreefree
9105.196Otherufreefreefreefreefreefree
9105.2Wall clocks:
9105.212Electrically operatedufreefreefreefreefreefree
9105.290Otherufreefreefreefreefreefree
9105.9Other:
9105.911Electrically operatedufreefreefreefreefreefree
9105.992Otherufreefreefreefreefreefree
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):
9106.102Time-registers; time recordersufreefreefreefreefreefree
9106.909Otherufreefreefreefreefreefree
9107.001Time switches with clock or watch movement or with synchronous motorufreefreefreefreefreefree
91.08Watch movements, complete and assembled:
9108.1Electrically operated:
9108.116With mechanical display only or with a device to which a mechanical display can be incorporatedufreefreefreefreefreefree
9108.122With opto-electronic display onlyufreefreefreefreefreefree
9108.197Otherufreefreefreefreefreefree
9108.204With automatic windingufreefreefreefreefreefree
9108.906Otherufreefreefreefreefreefree
91.09Clock movements, complete and assembled:
9109.103Electrically operatedufreefreefreefreefreefree
9109.906Otherufreefreefreefreefreefree
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:
9110.115Complete movements, unassembled or partly assembled (movement sets)ufreefreefreefreefreefree
9110.126Incomplete movements, assembledkgfreefreefreefreefreefree
9110.190Rough movementskgfreefreefreefreefreefree
9110.901Otherkgfreefreefreefreefreefree
91.11Watch cases and parts thereof:
9111.107Cases of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metalufreefreefreefreefreefree
9111.201Cases of base metal, whether or not gold- or silver-platedufreefreefreefreefreefree
9111.809Other casesufreefreefreefreefreefree
9111.903Partskgfreefreefreefreefreefree
91.12Clock cases and cases of a similar type for other goods of this Chapter, and parts thereof:
9112.205Casesufreefreefreefreefreefree
9112.907Partskgfreefreefreefreefreefree
91.13Watch straps, watch bands and watch bracelets, and parts thereof:
9113.104Of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metalkgfreefreefreefreefreefree
9113.209Of base metal, whether or not gold- or silver-platedkgfreefreefreefreefreefree
9113.900Otherkgfreefreefreefreefreefree
91.14Other clock or watch parts:
9114.307Dialskgfreefreefreefreefreefree
9114.401Plates and bridgeskgfreefreefreefreefreefree
9114.904Otherkgfreefreefreefreefreefree

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