Hand-Carved Alabaster Bowl from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
14.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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