Bone China Dinner Plate from Japan
A 10.5-inch bone china dinner plate featuring a floral pattern, used for serving main courses. Classified under HTS 6911.10.25.00 as bone chinaware tableware, containing at least 25% calcined bone, fired after shaping with low water absorption and translucency. It meets the 'other' category within bone chinaware not specified in prior subheadings.
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
• Verify bone content exceeds 25% via lab tests per US note (a) for bone chinaware classification
• Provide firing certificates proving >800°C to confirm Chapter 69 eligibility; avoid resin-cured items
• Declare water absorption <0.5% using ASTM C373; misclassification to earthenware risks penalties