A quartz wristwatch with hands and a steel or base metal case falls under 9102 11. Digital display: 9102 12.
Where it sits in the nomenclature
- Chapter 91: “Clocks and watches and parts thereof”
- Heading
9102: “Wristwatches, pocket-watches and other watches, including stopwatches, other than those of heading 9101” - HS subheading
9102 11: “With mechanical display only” (group “Wristwatches, electrically operated, whether or not incorporating a stopwatch facility”) - HS subheading
9102 12: “With opto-electronic display only”
What decides the code
- Case of precious metal (or clad) → 9101; any other case → 9102.
- Electrically operated (quartz) → 9102 1x; mechanical (automatic or hand-wound) → 9102 2x.
- Display: hands only → 11; digital only → 12; both → 19.
Similar items
- Gold-cased watch: 9101.
- Smartwatch: a special case, its classification depends on its functions; the engine asks what it needs.
The 8-digit codes are those of the EU Combined Nomenclature and the descriptions are the official texts in force; the first 6 digits are shared by more than 200 countries and economies (Harmonized System). The exact code depends on your actual item: the declarant remains responsible for the declared code.
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