7101.22.30.00/Graded Akoya Cultured Pearls Temporarily Strung/China

Graded Akoya Cultured Pearls Temporarily Strung from China

These are high-quality Akoya cultured pearls that have been worked, graded by size, shape, and luster, and temporarily strung on thin thread solely for safe transport. They meet HTS 7101.22.3000 as cultured pearls that are worked and temporarily strung for convenience, not for sale as finished jewelry. The temporary stranding allows easy handling without mounting or permanent setting.

Duty Rate — China → United States

20%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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)

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Import Tips

• Provide lab certification confirming pearls are cultured, graded, and stranding is temporary only for transport to avoid reclassification as finished goods

• Declare exact grading criteria (size, quality) in documentation; mismatches lead to audits and delays

• Avoid permanent knots or clasps on strands, as this shifts classification to mounted/set pearls under 7116