Noritake Colorwave Sugar Bowl from Germany
Contemporary stoneware sugar bowls valued over $21 per dozen, with colored exteriors and glossy white interiors for table service. These meet HTS 6912.00.45.00 criteria as non-china stoneware (clay-based, low absorption, fired after shaping) exceeding value thresholds for sugars.
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
• Test water absorption per ASTM C373 to document <3% for stoneware status
• List sugars separately from sets; value determined independently unless imported as complete articles
• Avoid bulk packaging that suggests industrial use, maintaining household tableware classification