Section XVIII · Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 91: Clocks and watches and parts thereof
Chapter 91 of the Harmonized System has 14 four-digit headings, from 91.01 to 91.14. Each heading is split further into six-digit subheadings, then into national 8- and 10-digit commodity codes.
Headings in chapter 91
| Heading | Description |
|---|---|
| 91.01 | Wristwatches, pocket-watches and other watches, including stopwatches, with case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal |
| 91.02 | Wristwatches, pocket-watches and other watches, including stopwatches, other than those of heading 9101 |
| 91.03 | Clocks with watch movements, excluding clocks of heading 9104 |
| 91.04 | Instrument panel clocks and clocks of a similar type for vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels |
| 91.05 | Other clocks |
| 91.06 | Time 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) |
| 91.07 | Time switches, with clock or watch movement or with synchronous motor |
| 91.08 | Watch movements, complete and assembled |
| 91.09 | Clock movements, complete and assembled |
| 91.10 | Complete watch or clock movements, unassembled or partly assembled (movement sets); incomplete watch or clock movements, assembled; rough watch or clock movements |
| 91.11 | Watch cases and parts thereof |
| 91.12 | Clock cases and cases of a similar type for other goods of this chapter, and parts thereof |
| 91.13 | Watch straps, watch bands and watch bracelets, and parts thereof |
| 91.14 | Other clock or watch parts |
Classifying goods in chapter 91
Start with the chapter and section notes: they are legally binding and often decide what is included or excluded. Then choose the heading whose wording best describes your product (GRI 1), and work down to the six-digit subheading before choosing the national commodity code.
The six-digit code is shared internationally. The UK and EU add digits for their own tariffs and statistics, and the US uses its own 10-digit HTS lines, so always confirm the final code in the tariff of the country you are importing into.
Official sources
Check chapter 91 in the UK Trade Tariff, the EU TARIC and the US HTS.