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
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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