Red Stoneware Coffee Mug

A durable stoneware mug with a red glaze finish, designed for everyday coffee or tea drinking. It qualifies under HTS 6912.00.50.00 as stoneware (clay-based, absorbs ≤3% water, opaque) tableware, not porcelain or china, fired after shaping per Chapter 69 requirements.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳China6%+10.0%16%
🇲🇽Mexico6%+10.0%16%
🇨🇦Canada6%+10.0%16%
🇩🇪Germany6%+10.0%16%
🇯🇵Japan6%+10.0%16%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

6912.00.46.00Higher: 19.8% vs 16%

If available in specified sets with plates, cups, saucers, etc.

Patterns offered with required set components (e.g., 12 plates, tea cups) shift to value-based subheadings like 6912.00.46 for tableware sets.

6913.10.50.00Higher: 17.5% vs 16%

If ornamental and primarily decorative rather than functional

Statuary or ornamental stoneware articles move to heading 6913, excluding everyday tableware.

6914.10Higher: 19% vs 16%

If designed as toilet articles like soap dishes

Bathroom-specific ceramic items like soap dispensers classify under heading 6914 for toilet articles.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Verify stoneware classification via ASTM C373 water absorption test (≤3% required) to avoid reclassification as earthenware

Provide firing temperature documentation (>800°C) to confirm Chapter 69 eligibility and prevent exclusion

Label material composition accurately; mislabeling as porcelain can trigger audits and delays