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711311 Chapter 71 · Jewellery Jewellery of silver, including plated
Six-digit subheading in Jewellery, chapter 71 of the Harmonized System, priced here for 4 destination markets.
Anatomy of 711311
You will declare against a longer local code that begins 711311: ten digits in the United Kingdom, eight in the European Union, and the first six the same everywhere. Which trailing digits apply is what the 4 rates below differ on.
What this code covers
Import duty by country
MFN duty rate · 4 countries| Country | Duty | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺Australia | 5% | 10% |
| 🇩🇪Germany | 2.5% | 19% |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | 2.5% | 23% |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 2% | 20% |
Rates shown are MFN (Most Favoured Nation), the default for WTO members. Preferential FTA rates may be lower with valid proof of origin. Section 301 / anti-dumping surcharges on Chinese-origin goods are not included.
What that costs: 711311 into Australia
An illustrative consignment of 711311 invoiced at AUD 2,000.00, priced in AUD because a threshold is set in the destination's currency and nothing here is converted.
| Goods value on the invoice | AUD 2,000.00 |
| International freight | AUD 120.00 |
| Cargo insurance | AUD 30.00 |
| Value the duty is charged on, FOB basis | AUD 2,000.00 |
| Duty at 5% | AUD 100.00 |
| Australia tax at 10%, charged on the value plus the duty | AUD 225.00 |
| Total, before commercial charges | AUD 2,475.00 |
And if the consignment were small
Australia relieves customs duty, GST and the Import Processing Charge on consignments at or under AUD 1,000. The 711311 shipment above is over that, so its duty is charged in full. The same code invoiced at exactly AUD 1,000 with no freight would be charged AUD 0.00 of duty and AUD 0.00 of tax, a total of AUD 1,000.00. The rate on the 711311 row has not changed; only the charge is relieved. The tax is not simply absent at that value: Australia collects it on the sale instead of at the border, so an overseas seller or marketplace above the registration threshold charges it at checkout. What the relief removes is the charge on arrival, not the tax.
Selling rather than buying? AUD 2,475.00 is what your buyer in Australia pays to take delivery of this consignment, yours to pay if you quote DDP and theirs if you quote DAP: Exporting to Australia sets out who collects it and what your invoice has to say.
An illustration, not a quotation: broker fees, handling and any trade remedy on the origin sit outside it. Price 711311 on your own numbers in the duty calculator.
How these rates were verified
Rates last verified 7 September 2026Every figure in the table above was read from the official tariff database of the market that charges it, on the date shown. Nothing here is copied from another aggregator.
- 🇬🇧GB
- Third country duty for 711311 GB, read on 2026-09-07 from https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/commodities/7113110000 and again on 2026-09-07 from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reference-document-for-the-customs-tariff-establishment-eu-exit-regulations-2020. Both returned 2%. The two publications are independent of each other and they agree. Retrieved text: 7113110000 2.00 %
- 🇦🇺AU
- MFN for 711311 AU, read on 2026-09-07 from https://www.abf.gov.au/importing-exporting-and-manufacturing/tariff-classification/current-tariff/schedule-3/section-xiv/chapter-71 and again on 2026-09-07 from https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A04997/latest/text. Both returned 5%. The two publications are independent of each other and they agree. Retrieved text: 7113.11.00 5% CA:Free
- 🇩🇪DE 🇵🇹PT
- One reading covers DE and PT, which are priced from the same schedule: Third country duty (EU, via NI Online Tariff) for 711311 DE, read on 2026-09-07 from https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/xi/commodities/7113110000 and again on 2026-09-07 from https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-markets/en/results?product=711311&origin=CN&destination=DE. Both returned 2.5%. The two publications are independent of each other and they agree. Retrieved text: 7113110000 2.50 %
Markets with no figure recorded
United States: United States splits 7113.11 into 3 tariff lines and they do not carry the same rate: the schedule returned 5 to 13.5%. A single percentage cannot represent that honestly, so no United States figure is recorded and the calculator falls back to its disclosed category average.
Canada: Canada splits 7113.11 into 2 tariff lines and they do not carry the same rate: the schedule returned 5 to 8.5%. A single percentage cannot represent that honestly, so no Canada figure is recorded and the calculator falls back to its disclosed category average.
Re-check first: Silver is what separates this from the other precious metal jewellery at 711319, and plating or cladding with another precious metal does not move it. The United Kingdom charges one rate; the United States lines under the same subheading disagree.
What falls under 711311
- Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal
- Silver rings, necklaces, bracelets and earrings, including gold plated silver
What's specifically excluded
These look similar but belong under a different code:
Commonly confused with
711319: Gold jewellery
Gold plated silver stays in the silver subheading, because the classification follows the precious metal the article is made of rather than the plating applied to it. Vermeil is silver for tariff purposes however it is marketed, and this is the most common error in the heading.
711711: Costume and imitation jewellery
Imitation jewellery of base metal is heading 7117 and is an entirely different rate in most markets. Silver plated base metal is imitation jewellery; solid silver plated with gold is precious metal jewellery, and the two descriptions read confusingly alike on an invoice.
Classification & cost note
Jewellery classification follows the metal the article is made of, and the plating is disregarded, which resolves the question importers ask most often. Gold plated silver, sold as vermeil, is silver jewellery. Silver plated brass is not silver jewellery at all but imitation jewellery of a different heading and a different rate. Because the two are described in similar language by suppliers, a specification stating the base metal and the plating separately is the document that protects the entry. Precious metal articles also carry obligations that have nothing to do with the tariff: hallmarking is compulsory in several markets above defined weight thresholds, and jewellery is a recognised route for the movement of value, which brings customs valuation and origin evidence under closer scrutiny here than for goods of comparable price in other chapters.
Typical products: Sterling silver rings and bands · Silver chains, necklaces and bracelets · Gold plated sterling silver earrings · Silver jewellery set with non precious stones · Sterling cufflinks and tie slides · Charm bracelets with soldered links · Filigree pendants and marcasite brooches · Hallmarked signet rings · Oxidised ear studs and huggie hoops
What the notes to section XIV say
Chapter 71 sits in section XIV, natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coins, and the nomenclature publishes no note to that section at all, so the note to chapter 71 is the highest rule over this code; that is the published position rather than a gap here, and the chapter 71 page says the same, read from https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/api/v2/sections/14 on 2026-09-08.
What the nomenclature says about heading 7113
711311 is a subheading of 7113, articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal , and this site holds one other code under the same heading, which every rule below governs equally.
2 numbered notes to chapter 71 take heading 7113 as their own subject, and they are quoted below in full, as published.
Note 2 to chapter 71
(A) Headings 7113, 7114 and 7115 do not cover articles in which precious metal or metal clad with precious metal is present as minor constituents only, such as minor fittings or minor ornamentation (for example, monograms, ferrules and rims), and paragraph (b) of the foregoing note does not apply to such articles.
(B) Heading 7116 does not cover articles containing precious metal or metal clad with precious metal (other than as minor constituents).
Note 9 to chapter 71
For the purposes of heading 7113, the expression 'articles of jewellery' means:
a. any small objects of personal adornment (for example, rings, bracelets, necklaces, brooches, earrings, watch-chains, fobs, pendants, tiepins, cuff-links, dress-studs, religious or other medals and insignia); and
b. articles of personal use of a kind normally carried in the pocket, in the handbag or on the person (for example cigar or cigarette cases, snuff boxes, cachou or pill boxes, powder boxes, chain purses or prayer beads).
These articles may be combined or set, for example, with natural or cultured pearls, precious or semiprecious stones, synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, tortoise shell, mother-of-pearl, ivory, natural or reconstituted amber, jet or coral.
Read from the notes to chapter 71 published in the UK Trade Tariff by HM Revenue and Customs, at https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/api/v2/chapters/71, with the heading title from https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/api/v2/headings/7113, on 2026-09-07, with the whole layer and the reason a heading note is a chapter note set out on the chapter 71 page. These notes are part of the international text of the Harmonized System, so the rule is the same whichever destination a shipment is going to, and it decides classification and never a rate.
Questions about 711311
Is gold plated silver classified as gold jewellery?
No. Classification follows the metal the article is made of, and plating is disregarded. Gold plated sterling silver, often sold as vermeil, remains silver jewellery in 7113.11.
Is silver plated jewellery classified here?
Only if the article itself is silver. Silver plated base metal is imitation jewellery of heading 7117, which is a different rate in most markets, so the base metal has to be stated on the specification.
Does setting a gemstone change the subheading?
No. Jewellery is classified by the precious metal of the article, so a silver ring set with a diamond, a sapphire or a synthetic stone is still silver jewellery. The stones affect the customs value considerably but not the code, and a valuation breakdown separating metal from stones is worth holding.
Codes in nearby chapters
Chapter 71 holds 3 subheadings on this site, so these are the closest chapters by number rather than codes for similar goods.
Related codes in Chapter 71
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