{
  "summary": "Wristwatches are usually classified under HS code 9102.11 when it is battery powered (electrically operated) with hands only (a mechanical display), in a case not of precious metal, and under 9102.21 when it winds automatically and the case is not of precious metal. Both sit in heading 91.02, “Wrist-watches, pocket-watches and other watches, including stop-watches, other than those of heading 91.01”. Wristwatches can also fall under 9102.12, 9102.29 or 9101.11, depending on the movement and the case material.",
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-11",
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Most likely codes",
      "value": "9102.11, 9102.21",
      "source": null
    },
    {
      "label": "Chapter",
      "value": "91: Clocks and watches and parts thereof",
      "source": null,
      "url": "https://border.bot/hs-codes/91"
    },
    {
      "label": "Candidate codes",
      "value": "5",
      "source": null
    },
    {
      "label": "HS edition",
      "value": "HS2022",
      "source": null
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "What is the HS code for wristwatches?",
      "answer": "Wristwatches are usually classified under HS code 9102.11 when it is battery powered (electrically operated) with hands only (a mechanical display), in a case not of precious metal, and under 9102.21 when it winds automatically and the case is not of precious metal. Both sit in heading 91.02, “Wrist-watches, pocket-watches and other watches, including stop-watches, other than those of heading 91.01”."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does the movement change the HS code for wristwatches?",
      "answer": "Yes. Use 9102.11 when it is battery powered (electrically operated) with hands only (a mechanical display), in a case not of precious metal. Use 9102.21 when it winds automatically and the case is not of precious metal. Use 9102.29 when it is neither electrically operated nor self-winding (hand-wound), in a case not of precious metal."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does the case material change the HS code for wristwatches?",
      "answer": "Yes. Use 9102.11 when it is battery powered (electrically operated) with hands only (a mechanical display), in a case not of precious metal. Use 9101.11 when it is electrically operated with a mechanical display only, in a case of precious metal or metal clad with precious metal."
    }
  ],
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    {
      "id": "choose",
      "title": "How to choose the right code",
      "text": [
        "How is the watch powered: by a battery, by automatic winding, or wound by hand? Use 9102.11 when it is battery powered (electrically operated) with hands only (a mechanical display), in a case not of precious metal. Use 9102.21 when it winds automatically and the case is not of precious metal. Use 9102.29 when it is neither electrically operated nor self-winding (hand-wound), in a case not of precious metal.",
        "Is the case of precious metal, or of metal clad with precious metal? Use 9102.11 when it is battery powered (electrically operated) with hands only (a mechanical display), in a case not of precious metal. Use 9101.11 when it is electrically operated with a mechanical display only, in a case of precious metal or metal clad with precious metal."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "codes",
      "title": "Codes for wristwatches",
      "text": [
        "Each code is listed with its legal text from the HS2022 Harmonized System release, quoted as published, and the condition under which it applies to wristwatches."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "similar",
      "title": "Similar products",
      "text": [
        "Products in the same category as wristwatches, or classified under the same headings."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "countries",
      "title": "Duty rates by country",
      "text": [
        "National tariff lines for wristwatches are live for the United States. Each page lists the lines under the codes above, with their duty rates where they are live."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "check",
      "title": "Check your exact product",
      "text": [
        "Describe your product, or paste its page, and the classifier suggests the code with its reasons."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "note",
      "title": "Classification depends on the exact product",
      "text": [
        "The right code depends on what the product is made of, how it is made and what it is for, so two products sold as wristwatches can fall under different codes.",
        "Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sources",
      "title": "Sources and updates",
      "text": [
        "The legal texts are from the HS2022 Harmonized System release, live on border.bot since 11 October 2026.",
        "The conditions and questions on this page were written for wristwatches by border.bot and checked against those legal texts; the page changes when a new release goes live or the topic is reviewed again."
      ]
    }
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        "legalText": "Wristwatches, electrically operated, whether or not incorporating a stopwatch facility: With mechanical display only",
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  "terms": "https://border.bot/legal/terms",
  "notice": "Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.",
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