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Ceramic Coaster Set from Japan

Set of six stoneware coasters fired after shaping for beverage glass protection. HTS 6914.90.80.00 other household ceramics; not tableware set per US notes lacking plates/cups. Opaque body absorbs <3% water.

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

• Prove not 'available in specified sets' by lacking required tableware components

• Import ratio documentation if mixing cast/jiggered pieces affects absorption average

• Retail packaging emphasizes household utility over food service