18k Gold Dental Floss Pick from China
Luxury oral hygiene tool with 18k gold handle and pick, marketed to high-end consumers. Classified in HTS 7115.90.3000 as other gold article, not jewelry or goldsmiths' wares like toilet-ware. Solid gold alloy per note 5(b).
Duty Rate — China → United States
28.9%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include FDA compliance docs if for personal use; assay for gold purity
• Differentiate from plated imitations to avoid 7117
• Sterilize packaging to prevent contamination claims