Noritake Colorwave Sugar Bowl from Japan
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 — 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
• 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