Porcelain Elephant Figurine from China
A handcrafted porcelain figurine depicting a detailed elephant, fired after shaping to achieve its characteristic white, translucent body with water absorption under 0.5%. This ornamental piece falls under HTS 6913.10.50.00 as a statuette of porcelain or china, primarily for decorative display rather than functional use. It meets Chapter 69 requirements for ceramic products fired at high temperatures.
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
• ,Provide firing certificates and lab tests to prove not earthenware or stoneware; avoid misclassification as Chapter 95 toys
• Label as 'ornamental' only; functional items risk reclassification to labware headings