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
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
• 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