Gold-Clad Silver Tea Spoon from Germany
A delicate tea spoon crafted from sterling silver base metal clad with a thin layer of gold, used as fine tableware in goldsmiths' or silversmiths' wares. It falls under HTS 7114.20.00.60 as it is 'other' articles of base metal clad with precious metal, not classified elsewhere in heading 7114. The cladding is applied via mechanical means like rolling, meeting chapter note 7.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• Verify cladding method (e.g
• hot-rolling) complies with chapter note 7; provide assay certificates for gold layer thickness
• Declare exact base metal (silver) and precious metal (gold) content; avoid misclassification as solid precious metal under 7114.11-7114.19