Porcelain Butter Dish from China
A lidded porcelain dish designed for storing and serving butter at the table. It qualifies under HTS 6911.90.00 as household tableware made of porcelain with low water absorption (<0.5%) and fired after shaping, not fitting specific set patterns or other subheadings.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25.4%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Verify porcelain composition via ASTM C373 water absorption test (<0.5%) to confirm Chapter 69 classification
• Provide firing certificates proving temperature >800°C to distinguish from unfired ceramics
• Avoid misclassification as sets by ensuring no matching plates, cups, saucers in same pattern are offered for sale