Slate Honing Stone for Scissors from Japan
A thin, flat slate stone specifically for polishing and aligning scissors blades by hand rubbing. Excluded from monumental stone per Chapter 68 notes, it fits HTS 6804.30.00.00 as a hand polishing stone of natural stone.
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
• Emphasize 'not lithographic slate' in docs per Chapter exclusions; provide mineral composition
• Small sizes aid hand stone classification; declare as sets only if unassembled