9101.21.30.00 - Other 🖩

This HTS classification, 9101.21.30.00, specifically covers wrist watches, pocket watches, and other watches, including stopwatches, that have cases made of precious metal or metal clad with precious metal. These watches feature automatic winding mechanisms and possess over 17 jewels in their movement. The "Other" description at this level indicates it encompasses wrist watches of this nature that are not specifically categorized under other subheadings.

It is important to distinguish this category from its sibling, 9101.21.10.00. While both fall under automatic winding watches with over 17 jewels and precious metal cases, 9101.21.10.00 pertains to straps, bands, or bracelets made of textile material or base metal (whether or not gold- or silver-plated) that are entered with watches of subheading 9101.21.50 and classified therewith under additional U.S. note 2. In contrast, 9101.21.30.00 focuses on the watches themselves, excluding the specific types of straps, bands, or bracelets mentioned in the sibling category.

As this is a leaf node, there are no further subcategories. Therefore, classification under 9101.21.30.00 relies on the precise fulfillment of all preceding criteria: a watch case of precious metal or metal clad with precious metal, automatic winding, more than 17 jewels, and the absence of the specific strap/bracelet classifications outlined in its sibling category. This ensures accurate tariff application for these high-value timepieces.