Handmade Porcelain Lotus Flower Sculpture from China
Delicate handmade porcelain lotus flowers, individually sculpted by professional artists from original models, fired to porcelain standards with translucent body. Valued over $2.50 each, these qualify as ornamental ceramic articles under HTS 6913.10.10.00 for their artistic sculptural production.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Include documentation tracing molds to professional sculptors; CBP may require artist credentials for classification
• Ensure pieces are fired above 800°C post-shaping as per Chapter 69 note (a) to avoid exclusion
• Label as 'ornamental ceramic statue' not 'decoration' to prevent misclassification as Chapter 94 furniture accessory