Porcelain Soap Dish from China

A small, glazed porcelain dish designed to hold bars of soap in bathrooms, featuring a fired white body with low water absorption characteristic of porcelain or china. It falls under HTS 6911.90.00.10 as a toilet article of porcelain, distinct from tableware or kitchenware. The translucent body in thin sections confirms its porcelain classification per Chapter 69 notes.

Duty Rate — China → United States

22.9%

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 water absorption ≤0.5% via ASTM C373 test to confirm porcelain status; label as 'porcelain' accurately to avoid earthenware reclassification

Ensure no metal attachments that could shift to Chapter 82

Provide firing certificates if absorption is borderline