Stoneware Soup Bowl from Germany
17.5 cm stoneware soup bowls designed for specified tableware sets with aggregate value ≤$38, featuring the required 12 units per pattern. Fired clay bodies absorb <3% water, classifying as stoneware tableware under this HTS code.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• Substitute cereal bowls if soups unavailable, per U.S
• Note 6(b) substitution rules
• Ensure ratio of cast to jiggered articles if mixed manufacturing methods used
• Avoid Chapter 94 exclusion by confirming tableware primary use, not furniture components