Porcelain Butter Dish from Mexico
A covered porcelain butter dish designed for storing butter on the dining table, made from high-fired porcelain with low water absorption (under 0.5%) and translucent body. It falls under HTS 6911.90.00.50 as household tableware other than specified sets or common items like plates and cups. The white porcelain body meets the chapter's definition for chinaware, fired after shaping.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
15.4%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify water absorption ≤0.5% via ASTM C373 test to confirm porcelain classification; provide lab certificates
• Label as 'porcelain' accurately; mislabeling as earthenware can lead to reclassification under 6912
• Avoid importing with chapter 94 furniture sets to prevent exclusion from Chapter 69