Hand-Carved Alabaster Bowl from China
A shallow serving bowl hand-carved from a single block of alabaster, prized for its warm glow and food-safe natural properties. Falls under HTS 6802.91.30.00 as a worked alabaster article, not kitchenware of other chapters.
Duty Rate — China → United States
39.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• For food-contact use, provide FDA-equivalent safety certs despite stone classification
• Differentiate from marble via spectrographic analysis if challenged
• Bulk shipments risk reclass as granules if not clearly finished goods