April 2021 — Question 2

Why this answer

The necklace on the exercise invoice was jewelry of silver, which under GRI 1 belongs in heading 7113, articles of jewelry of precious metal. Within that heading, subheading 7113.11 covers jewelry of silver, and the keyed line 7113.11.50.00 is the residual provision for silver jewelry not falling in the earlier breakouts, including pieces valued over $18 per dozen. Each distractor misplaces the article: 7113.19 covers jewelry of other precious metals such as gold, heading 7116 covers articles of natural or cultured pearls or of precious or semiprecious stones, and 7117.90, the most tempting pull, is imitation jewelry — wrong because silver is a precious metal, making the piece genuine jewelry. Watch for: Classifying silver jewelry as imitation jewelry of 7117 or under the pearl-and-gemstone heading 7116.

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