Lenox Eternal Dinnerware Set from China

This porcelain dinnerware set includes 12 dinner plates (10.5 inches), 12 salad plates (7.5 inches), 12 tea cups with saucers, 12 soup bowls (7 inches), 12 fruit bowls (5 inches), a 15-inch platter, a 10-inch vegetable bowl, sugar bowl, and creamer, all in the matching Eternal pattern. It qualifies for HTS 6911.10.35.50 as porcelain tableware available in a specified set with aggregate value of listed articles not over $56. The fired porcelain body meets the low water absorption and translucency criteria for chinaware.

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
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)

Import Tips

Verify the set includes all required articles per U.S

Note 6(b) (12 plates, cups/saucers, etc.) in the same pattern; document aggregate value ≤$56 with invoices

Test porcelain water absorption <0.5% via ASTM C373 if challenged by CBP

Avoid mixing patterns or incomplete sets to prevent reclassification to higher-value subheadings