Porcelain Jewelry Box from Japan
A small, lidded porcelain box designed for storing jewelry, featuring a translucent white body with minimal water absorption after firing. It falls under HTS 6914.10.8000 as a ceramic article of porcelain or china not specifically covered by other headings in Chapter 69. This excludes items like tableware or sanitary ware.
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
• Verify water absorption ≤0.5% via ASTM C373 test to confirm porcelain status and avoid reclassification as earthenware
• Provide firing certificates and composition details to prove it's a shaped, fired ceramic product per Chapter 69 notes
• Avoid importing with jewelry components, as assembled imitation jewelry falls under Chapter 71 exclusions