Handcrafted Terracotta Stoneware Dinnerware from Germany
Artisanal terracotta-effect stoneware dinnerware in specified set pattern: 12 dinner/salad plates, tea service, soups/fruits, platter, veg dish, sugar/creamer, valued over $38 aggregate. HTS 6912.00.39.50 for such high-value stoneware (clay-based, low absorption, opaque). Fired ceramic meeting chapter requirements.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Submit lab reports confirming ≤3% water absorption and clay essential ingredient for stoneware status
• Prove 'available in specified sets' with retail offering evidence
• Pitfall: over 3% absorption reclassifies as earthenware under 6912 other provisions