Silver-Clad Copper Sugar Bowl from China
An elegant sugar bowl for table service, featuring copper base clad with silver through welding for durability and shine. This fits HTS 7114.20.00.40 as unspecified household/table articles of base metal clad with precious metal under goldsmiths' wares. Excludes mere plating per chapter note 8.
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
• Include affidavits from manufacturers detailing cladding method to comply with note 8 mechanical affixation
• Label fiber content? No—focus on metal assay and weight percentages
• Avoid bulk packaging that suggests industrial use