Elegant Cobalt Blue Stoneware Collection from Japan
Cobalt blue glazed stoneware collection meeting specified set: 12 plates (dinner/salad), 12 cup/saucer, soups/fruits, platter/veg/sugar/creamer >$38 value. Classifies HTS 6912.00.39 as stoneware tableware (clay essential, opaque, low absorption), not porcelain.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
14.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Use minimum 10g samples for ASTM C373 absorption testing
• Declare as single articles for lidded items (pot+lid)
• Avoid over $38 threshold miscalculation leading to wrong subheading