7108.12.50 - Other

This HTS category, 7108.12.50, encompasses gold in unwrought forms that are not classified as bullion or dore. This includes gold that has been processed beyond its initial extraction but has not yet been manufactured into finished articles. Examples may include semi-finished shapes, ingots of a specific size or purity not fitting the bullion definition, or gold in granular or pelletized form. The key distinction here is that these are forms of gold that are still considered raw material for further fabrication, rather than immediately tradable financial instruments or refined, high-purity bars.

The sibling category, 7108.12.10, specifically covers "Bullion and dore." Bullion typically refers to gold in the form of bars or ingots that meet specific weight and purity standards, often recognized for investment or transactional purposes. Dore is a semi-refined form of gold, often produced at the mine site, which still requires further refining to achieve commercial purity. Therefore, 7108.12.50 captures unwrought gold that falls outside these defined categories of bullion and dore, focusing on other semi-manufactured or processed unwrought states.

This category further subdivides into two subcategories to provide more granular classification based on gold purity. Subcategory 7108.12.50.10 specifically addresses unwrought gold containing by weight not less than 99.95 percent of gold. This high purity level is often a requirement for specialized industrial applications or high-value investment products. The residual subcategory, 7108.12.50.50, covers all other unwrought forms of gold that do not meet this stringent purity threshold but are still not classified as bullion or dore.