Francisco Goya Aquatint Los Caprichos Plate 1 1799 from China
Goya's 'Francisco Goya y Lucientes' from Los Caprichos series (1799) is an original aquatint etching over 100 years old under HTS 9702.10.00.00. Produced directly from artist's hand-executed plates in black and white, it satirizes 18th-century Spanish society. Mixed etching-aquatint technique qualifies as original per heading definition.
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
• Include plate edition details and historical auction records to substantiate originality and age
• For color prints, provide technical analysis confirming hand-applied processes, not photomechanical
• Beware reimportation rules; previously exported US originals may qualify for duty-free return under specific provisions