Sculpted Amber Necklace Beads from China
Polished and carved beads from natural Baltic amber, strung for necklaces but classified by material. HTS 9602.00.5080 covers worked mineral carving material like amber per chapter definition.
Duty Rate — China → United States
22.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Include gemological certificates authenticating natural amber to prevent synthetic stone reclassification
• Avoid stringing if intending jewelry classification; loose beads stay in 9602