Temporarily Strung Grade A Tourmaline Beads from Japan
High-grade pink tourmaline beads strung temporarily on fishing line for safe overseas transport and sorting by color variation. HTS 7116.20.30.00 precisely matches as graded non-rock crystal semiprecious stones strung only for transport facilitation.
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
• Use standardized grading (e.g
• GIA scale) and include lab reports; subjective grading invites disputes
• Ship in non-retail quantities (>1000 beads/strand) to reinforce bulk transport purpose
• Monitor for reconstruction; note 9 excludes synthetic/reconstructed from natural jewelry defs but affects this if misdeclared