Silver-Plated Sugar Bowl from China
An elegant sugar bowl with a base of silver clad with additional precious metal plating, used for table service in formal dining. Classified under HTS 7114.11.70.00 as silversmith's ware of silver whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal, fitting the definition of toilet-ware or tableware. The cladding does not alter its precious metal status per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Document the cladding method (e.g
• soldering or hot-rolling) to prove it qualifies as 'metal clad with precious metal' per note 7
• Avoid misdeclaring as solid silver; specify plating to prevent higher duties or seizures
• Include photos and material specs in entry to demonstrate household use, not industrial