Import duty / Chapter 71
18 headings and 55 tariff lines in section XIV; 35 lines clear duty-free under USMCA for North American origin goods. Each heading lists its lines with the published US and Canadian rates, verified October 2026.
Pearls; natural or cultured, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; pearls, natural or cultured, temporarily strung for the convenience of transport
3 lines ยท 1 USMCA-free
Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set
5 lines ยท 4 USMCA-free
Precious (excluding diamond) and semi-precious stone; worked, graded, not strung, mounted, set; ungraded precious (excluding diamond) and semi-precious stone, temporarily strung for convenience of transport
3 lines ยท 1 USMCA-free
Stones; synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; ungraded synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, temporarily strung for convenience of transport
5 lines ยท 3 USMCA-free
Dust and powder of natural or synthetic precious or semi-precious stone
2 lines ยท 2 USMCA-free
Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum); unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
3 lines ยท 1 USMCA-free
Base metals clad with silver; not further worked than semi-manufactured
1 line ยท 1 USMCA-free
Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
4 lines ยท 2 USMCA-free
Base metals or silver, clad with gold, not further worked than semi-manufactured
1 line ยท 1 USMCA-free
Platinum; unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
8 lines ยท 8 USMCA-free
Base metals, silver or gold, clad with platinum; not further worked than semi-manufactured
1 line ยท 1 USMCA-free
Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal compounds, of a kind uses principally for the recovery of precious metal other than goods of heading 85.49
4 lines ยท 4 USMCA-free
Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal
3 lines ยท 0 USMCA-free
Articles of goldsmiths' or silversmiths' wares and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal
3 lines ยท 2 USMCA-free
Articles of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal
2 lines ยท 1 USMCA-free
Articles of natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed)
2 lines ยท 0 USMCA-free
Imitation jewellery
3 lines ยท 1 USMCA-free
Coin
2 lines ยท 2 USMCA-free
This page is a free reference for shippers, not a customs ruling. Final classification and duty are determined by the licensed customs broker at entry, and government amounts are always billed at actual. Rates change with each tariff edition and trade action.