Porcelain Photo Frame from Japan
A decorative frame for photographs made entirely of fired porcelain with a china body, often gilded. Falls under HTS 6914.10.8000 as other ceramic articles of porcelain, excluded from furniture (Ch.94) or picture frames if primarily ceramic. Low water absorption defines its porcelain nature.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
19%
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
Import Tips
• Ensure no wood or metal chief value to stay in Chapter 69; document ceramic predominance
• Test for translucency in thin sections to meet U.S. porcelain definition
• Exclude from toy or game sets per Chapter 95 to maintain 'other' status