Glazed Ceramic Shower Surround Tile 8x8 inch from China
8x8 inch (20x20 cm) glazed ceramic tiles for shower surrounds, earthenware with >10% water absorption, fired per Chapter 69 standards. HTS 6907.23.90.11 applies to these small glazed wall tiles used in wet-area finishing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43.5%
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
• Test for absorption using min 10g samples per U.S. note; retain records for CBP audits
• Distinguish from Chapter 94 tiles in luminaires/buildings via end-use documentation
• For colorfastness, note if artificially colored to avoid porcelain misclassification