Hand-Assembled Bead Mosaic Plaque from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
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
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