Metal
Chapter 71, by fineness.
14K, 18K, 750, 925 — on the invoice, not reconstructed after the exam. Cladding is not the same heading as solid gold.
Fine jewelry & horology
Gold, movement, strap — three lines.
Precious metal, stones, movements, and straps do not share a statistical suffix. Vague fineness is a pause. Kimberley rides when the invoice earns it. A licensed broker still signs the 7501.
Book a consultation Free Entry AuditJFK is still the jewelry door. 19 CFR 12.140 is a gate, not a footnote.
A maison invoice that reads as one object is four facts on a 7501. The case metal. The movement. The strap. The stones, if they are there. Houses that file a single heading pay for it in CF-28s — not in the showroom.
We split the line while the aircraft is still over the water. If the fineness is missing, we pause. We do not invent a suffix to look fast.
01 · The split
Allocate first. Then transmit.
Stones
Mounted, loose, or rough.
A finished ring is not a parcel of rough. Kimberley is for 19 CFR 12.140, not a decorative stamp on every diamond line.
Movement
The watch is not the heading.
Quartz or mechanical. Origin of the movement, not only the case. A gold watch is still a Chapter 91 problem once the metal is split.
Strap
Leather, metal, or textile.
Lizard, alligator, and crocodile are species questions. Unnamed exotic leather is a pause — FWS eDec sits in the vault with the invoice.
02 · The gate
Kimberley is a number in the vault.
19 CFR 12.140 is not a talking point. If the merchandise is rough diamond, the certificate number is on the file before ACE. We will not transmit a jewelry entry that still owes that fact.
Chapter 71 gold also draws AML attention. Origin, fineness, and the commercial invoice have to agree. The dashboard shows the yellow line before JFK pulls the crate — not in a Friday email.
03 · Horology
Cases, calibers, and the strap they travel on.
Watch freight more often books EWR. The file does not care which door it used. Origin of the movement, the case metal, and the bracelet are separate lines when the facts require it.
04 · What we need
Send the invoice. We will say if the file holds.
- Metal fineness Karat or millesimal on each line. “Gold jewelry” is not enough.
- Stones, named Mounted or loose. Natural or laboratory. Kimberley number if the goods are rough.
- Movement Quartz or mechanical. Country of the movement, not only the assembled watch.
- Strap or bracelet Leather species if exotic. Metal if it is. Textile if it is. The photo is not the proof.
- Values that can split A single lump sum cannot defend four headings. Allocate before we draft the 7501.
On the same file
The desk around the jewelry line.
Classification
Tariff classification
GRI on the metal, the stone, and the movement — not a house SKU mapped to last year’s heading.
PGA
Partner government agencies
Kimberley, FWS eDec, CITES. The flag sits in the vault before transmission.
Entry
3461 / 7501
The entry is built as the invoice is read. A licensed broker still signs.
Questions we actually get
The file before the appointment.
Can a gold watch be one HTS line?
Usually not. Precious metal, the movement, and the strap are separate facts. We allocate value and split the lines before ACE. A single 9101 dump is how CF-28s start.
When does Kimberley apply?
When the invoice covers rough diamonds under 19 CFR 12.140. The certificate number sits in the vault before we transmit. We do not bolt Kimberley onto a finished ring to look thorough.
What belongs on the commercial invoice?
Fineness, stone set, quartz versus mechanical, origin of the movement, strap material. Missing any of those is a pause, not a guess.
Do you clear jewelry at JFK?
JFK is still the jewelry door. Watch freight more often books EWR. The licensed file is the same desk.
The desk
Bring one messy jewelry invoice.
A consultation returns classification notes, PGA flags, and a flat fee. If the file is not one we can defend, we will say so in the memo.