Slate Writing Slates from Japan
Traditional black slate boards framed in wood for classroom chalk writing, with beveled edges. Excluded from 9610 per chapter notes, classified as worked slate under 6803.00.50.00.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Reference Chapter 68 note (j) to confirm exclusion from Chapter 96 classification
• Document slate purity to avoid imitation slate rejections
• Size for standard easels to meet educational import standards