Natural Pearl Prayer Beads from Germany
Mala or rosary-style beads made from small natural pearls, used for meditation. Fits HTS 7116.10.10.00 per note 9(b) as articles of personal use normally carried on the person, like prayer beads.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Classify as pearl articles, not Chapter 96 religious articles, based on material predominance
• Quantity per strand critical for duty calculation—count precisely