Bone Chess Pieces Set from China
A set of chess pawns and kings intricately carved from bovine bone, used for board games. This qualifies under HTS 9601.90.60.00 for worked bone articles, explicitly not covered by Chapter 95 toys if not mass-produced plastic. Each piece features detailed animal motifs.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Declare as 'worked bone articles' not toys; provide artisan certificates if hand-carved to distinguish from Chapter 95
• Ensure set is unassembled or bulk packed to prevent retail toy classification