Stoneware Soup Bowl from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
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