Reconstructed Lapis Lazuli Beads (Unstrung) from Germany
Reconstituted from lapis powder with dye for blue color, drilled but temporarily strung only for transport. Classifies HTS 7104.99.5000 as reconstructed semiprecious, unmounted. Loose for necklace assembly.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Prove temporary stranding via packaging showing easy disassembly
• Pyrite fleck imitation must be declared as reconstituted, not natural