Silver-Clad Brass Butter Dish from Japan
A tabletop butter dish with a brass core clad in silver through mechanical means, designed for sanitary kitchen storage and serving. The silver cladding provides a hygienic, tarnish-resistant surface while the brass core offers durability. It qualifies as an article of goldsmiths' or silversmiths' wares of base metal clad with precious metal under heading 71.14.
Duty Rate — Japan → Canada
5.5%
Import Tips
• Ensure the silver cladding is applied by soldering, brazing, welding, hot-rolling or similar mechanical means, not electroplating, to qualify for this tariff item
• Declare the value of the silver cladding accurately for duty calculation
• Keep supplier documentation proving the cladding method in case CBSA requests verification