Stoneware Bamboo-Shaped Serviette Ring from Japan
Handcrafted stoneware serviette ring mimicking bamboo texture, fired after shaping with natural opaque body absorbing under 3% water. Used exclusively for securing napkins during meals, it falls under HTS 6912.00.46.00 for non-porcelain ceramic tableware serviette rings.
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
• Document firing process (≥800°C) to prove compliance with Chapter 69 firing requirement
• Avoid importing with porcelain sets to prevent average absorption recalculation under US notes
• Declare exact dimensions if over 3.2 cm thick to confirm not excluded from 'tiles' definition