Hand-Assembled Bead Mosaic Plaque from China
A decorative plaque created by hand-assembling beads into a mosaic pattern on a wooden base. Under HTS 9701.99.00.00 as a similar decorative plaque executed by hand, not conventional commercial craft. Originality and artistic process define its placement.
Duty Rate — China → United States
7.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.860%Universal product exemption (U.S. note 52(b))
Import Tips
• Photographic evidence of assembly process helps prove handmade status against mass-production claims
• Value declaration should reflect artistic labor, not just material costs
• Check for endangered materials in beads that may invoke CITES documentation