Temporarily Strung Grade AA Peridot Beads from Japan
Premium Grade AA peridot beads (olivine semiprecious stones) are temporarily strung in loose strands for transport protection and easy counting/grading verification. HTS 7116.20.30.00 covers these as they are semiprecious stones (not rock crystal), graded for uniformity, with stringing solely for convenience—not as finished products per Chapter 71 notes on jewelry.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.1%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Use fragile transport markings and weak, removable string to demonstrate temporary nature; permanent knots can trigger jewelry classification
• Obtain origin certificates specifying natural semiprecious status to avoid synthetic stone duties under 7116.20.55
• Batch by grade in invoices; commingling grades risks downclassification to ungraded 'other' semiprecious stones