HTS Index

HTS heading 9705

Collections and collectors’ pieces of archaeological, ethnographic, historical, zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical, paleontological or numismatic interest — 17 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
9705Collections and collectors’ pieces of archaeological, ethnographic, historical, zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical, paleontological or numismatic interest + Ch. 99not stated
9705.10.00Collections and collectors’ pieces of archaeological, ethnographic or historical interest + Ch. 99Free
9705.10.00.10Archaeological pieces of a kind described in statistical note 1 to this chapter + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9705.10.00)kg
9705.10.00.20Ethnographic pieces of a kind described in statistical note 1 to this chapter + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9705.10.00)kg
9705.10.00.90Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9705.10.00)kg
9705.21.00.00Human specimens and parts thereof + Ch. 99Freeg
9705.22.00.00Extinct or endangered species and parts thereof + Ch. 99Freeg
9705.29.00.00Other + Ch. 99Freeg
9705.31.00Of an age exceeding 100 years + Ch. 99Free
9705.31.00.01Coins made prior to the 14th century and not known to be the direct products of excavations, finds or archaeological sites + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9705.31.00)g
9705.31.00.10Gold + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9705.31.00)g
9705.31.00.40Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9705.31.00)g
9705.31.00.50Gold + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9705.31.00)g
9705.31.00.65Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9705.31.00)g
9705.39.00Other + Ch. 99Free
9705.39.00.10Gold + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9705.39.00)g
9705.39.00.40Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9705.39.00)g

10 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.

Additional duties may apply

17 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.