Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Copper Token Set from China

Collection of 12 pre-Columbian copper axe-money tokens from Aztec and Maya cultures, used in trade. HTS 9705.39.0040 covers these 'other' numismatic pieces of ethnographic historical interest.

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

Comply with US Fish & Wildlife if any organic residues suggest recent excavation

Label as 'numismatic collection' not 'primitive money' to affirm classification

Obtain repatriation waivers if from UNESCO-listed sites

Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Copper Token Set from China — Import Duty Rate | HTS 9705.39.00.40