Meerschaum Pipe Bowl from China
A hand-carved pipe bowl made from authentic meerschaum mineral, ready for attachment to a stem. Classified under HTS 9614.00.98.90 as a part of a smoking pipe, specifically a pipe bowl of vegetable or mineral carving material per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20.5%
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
• Include certificates authenticating meerschaum as a mineral carving material to support classification
• Declare as 'pipe parts' separately if imported without stems to avoid set classification issues
• Watch for customs scrutiny on unfinished bowls; ensure they qualify as parts under heading 9614