Time switches with clock or watch movement or with synchronous motor
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Heading 9107 covers time switches: devices that switch something on or off at set times and that work through a clock or watch movement or a synchronous motor. The heading splits first by unit value, at $5 each, and the lower value bracket splits again between defrost timers for household refrigerators and all other time switches.
Products in this heading
- Defrost timer for a household refrigerator-freezer that alternates the compressor and defrost unit
- Programmable plug-in timer switch for lamps and small appliances
- Synchronous motor time switch for a water heater or pool pump
- 24-hour dial timer used to control indoor lighting
- Clock movement driven switch for a ventilation fan
- Time switch that cycles a sign or display on and off at fixed intervals
How to choose the right subheading
- Unit value per piece: not over $5 each, or over $5 each
- Whether the item is a defrost timer of a type used in household refrigerators and combined refrigerator-freezers
- Whether the device actually switches a circuit, rather than only recording or displaying time
- Whether it runs from a clock or watch movement or from a synchronous motor
Often confused with
- Heading 9106Time register or time recorder that records when workers clock in
Heading 9106 covers time of day recording apparatus, not switching devices.
- Heading 9105Wall clock or alarm clock with no switching function
A clock that only shows the time is a clock of heading 9105.
- Heading 9104Instrument panel clock for a vehicle
Vehicle and aircraft panel clocks are named in heading 9104.
- Heading 9109Clock movement sold on its own
Assembled clock movements belong in heading 9109, not in a finished switch.
- Heading 9113Watch strap or band
Straps and bands and their parts are classified in heading 9113.
Frequently asked questions
What is the HTS code for a refrigerator defrost timer?
A defrost timer of a type used in household refrigerators and combined refrigerator-freezers, valued not over $5 each, is 9107.00.40.40, with a general (MFN) rate of 15¢ each + 4% + 2.5¢/jewel.
What is the duty on a time switch valued over $5 each?
Time switches valued over $5 each fall under 9107.00.80.00, with a general (MFN) rate of 45¢ each + 6.4% + 2.5¢/jewel.
How do I classify a plug-in lamp timer that is not a defrost timer and costs under $5?
It goes in 9107.00.40.80, the residual line for time switches valued not over $5 each other than defrost timers, with a general (MFN) rate of 15¢ each + 4% + 2.5¢/jewel.
Guide written from the official schedule text. Rates quoted are general (MFN) rates; check the line page for trade agreement rates and the classification of your exact product.
All lines in heading 9107
- 9107.00.40.40Time switches that operate on a fixed-time cycle, of a type used in household type refrigerators and combined refrigerator-freezers, to alternately control the operations of the compressor and the defrost unit (defrost timers)15¢ each + 4% + 2.5¢/jewel
- 9107.00.40.80Time switches with clock or watch movement or with synchronous motor / Valued not over $5 each / Other15¢ each + 4% + 2.5¢/jewel
- 9107.00.80.00Time switches with clock or watch movement or with synchronous motor / Valued over $5 each45¢ each + 6.4% + 2.5¢/jewel