Section XIV — Pearls, Precious Stones, Metals; Coin — 2026 US Import Tariff Guide
Data sourced from USITC 2026 Harmonized Tariff Schedule · Last verified May 31, 2026
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Section XIV = Pearls, Precious Stones, Metals; Coin
Chapters: 71 · 55 HTS subheadings · Duty rates: See individual code pages
About This Section
Section XIV covers pearls, precious and semi-precious stones, precious metals, jewelry, and coins (Chapter 71). The US is one of the world's largest jewelry markets, importing diamonds, gold jewelry, and platinum from India, Israel, Belgium, and China. Duty rates are generally low to moderate (2-5% for most jewelry), with some articles entering duty-free. Importers must comply with the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for rough diamonds and the Dodd-Frank conflict minerals disclosure requirements for gold, tin, tantalum, and tungsten from the DRC region. Country-of-origin marking for jewelry is strictly enforced by CBP.
This section contains 55 six-digit HTS subheadings across Chapter 71. Click any subheading below to view complete tariff rates, FTA preferences, and detailed import guidance.
All HTS Subheadings in Section XIV — Pearls, Precious Stones, Metals; Coin
Browse all 55 six-digit subheadings in this section. Each page includes General, Special (FTA), and Column 2 duty rates sourced from official USITC 2026 Revision 9 data.
| HTS Code | Description | Sub-codes |
|---|---|---|
710110 |
Natural pearls: | 2 |
710121 |
Unworked | 1 |
710122 |
Worked: | 2 |
710210 |
Unsorted | 1 |
710221 |
Unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted: | 5 |
710229 |
Other | 4 |
710231 |
Unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted | 1 |
710239 |
Other | 3 |
710310 |
Unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped: | 2 |
710391 |
Rubies, sapphires and emeralds | 4 |
710399 |
Other: | 2 |
710410 |
Piezo-electric quartz | 1 |
710421 |
Diamonds | 1 |
710429 |
Other | 1 |
710491 |
Diamonds: | 2 |
710499 |
Other: | 2 |
710510 |
Of diamonds | 6 |
710590 |
Other | 1 |
710610 |
Powder | 1 |
710691 |
Unwrought: | 4 |
710692 |
Semimanufactured: | 2 |
710700 |
Base metals clad with silver, not further worked than semi- manufactured | 1 |
710811 |
Powder | 1 |
710812 |
Other unwrought forms: | 7 |
710813 |
Other semimanufactured forms: | 3 |
710820 |
Monetary | 1 |
710900 |
Base metals or silver, clad with gold, not further worked than semimanufactured | 1 |
711011 |
Unwrought or in powder form | 4 |
711019 |
Other | 1 |
711021 |
Unwrought or in powder | 1 |
711029 |
Other | 1 |
711031 |
Unwrought or in powder form | 1 |
711039 |
Other | 1 |
711041 |
Unwrought or in powder form | 5 |
711049 |
Other | 3 |
711100 |
Base metals, silver or gold, clad with platinum, not further worked than semimanufactured | 1 |
711230 |
Ash containing precious metal or precious metal compounds | 1 |
711291 |
Of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals | 1 |
711292 |
Of platinum, including metal clad with platinum but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals | 1 |
711299 |
Other | 1 |
711311 |
Of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal: | 3 |
711319 |
Of other precious metal, whether or not plated or clad with precious metal: | 12 |
711320 |
Of base metal clad with precious metal: | 6 |
711411 |
Of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal: | 8 |
711419 |
Of other precious metal whether or not plated or clad with precious metal | 1 |
711420 |
Of base metal clad with precious metal | 3 |
711510 |
Catalysts in the form of wire cloth or grill, of platinum | 1 |
711590 |
Other: | 7 |
711610 |
Of natural or cultured pearls: | 2 |
711620 |
Of precious or semiprecious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed): | 6 |
711711 |
Cuff links and studs | 1 |
711719 |
Other: | 6 |
711790 |
Other: | 8 |
711810 |
Coin (other than gold coin), not being legal tender | 1 |
711890 |
Other | 5 |
Chapter Overview
Section XIV — Pearls, Precious Stones, Metals; Coin covers Chapter 71 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The HTS is organized into 21 sections and 97 chapters, with each chapter covering a distinct category of goods. Within this section, there are 55 six-digit subheadings, each potentially containing multiple 8-digit and 10-digit statistical suffixes that specify the exact duty rate applicable to your product.
Importers should pay particular attention to the Chapter Notes at the beginning of each chapter, as these notes define the scope of the chapter and may exclude certain products or provide special classification rules that override the General Rules of Interpretation (GRI).