Gold-Clad Silver Tea Spoon from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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