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Lenox Eternal Dinnerware Set from Japan

This porcelain dinnerware set from Lenox includes 12 dinner plates (10.5 inches), 12 salad plates (7.75 inches), 12 teacups 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 elegant Eternal pattern. Classified under HTS 6911.10.37.50 as porcelain tableware available in specified sets where the aggregate value of note 6(b) articles exceeds $56 but not over $200 per set. The fired porcelain body meets the low water absorption and translucency criteria for porcelain/china.

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 the set qualifies as 'available in specified sets' per U.S

• Note 6(b) by confirming all listed articles (12 plates, cups/saucers, etc.) are offered in the same pattern

• Conduct ASTM C373 water absorption test to confirm porcelain status (<0.5% absorption); retain lab reports for CBP review

• Calculate aggregate value of note 6(b) articles using appraised values; avoid misclassification by documenting pattern consistency across offerings