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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%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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