Copper Tea Pot Stand from Japan
Ornate copper base for supporting teapots during household tea service. Qualifies as a kitchen/table article of copper under HTS 7418.10.0055.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
53%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0250%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.14, 9903.85.67 and 9903.85.68, articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper and derivative aluminum or steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(i)–(v) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Distinguish from actual teapots (cookware in 7418.11); stands are non-heating
• Use metallurgical analysis if alloy questioned by CBP
• Retail packaging helps prove end-use as household article