Returned Contemporary U.S. Installation from Germany
Site-specific installation artwork disassembled, exported for international survey, reassembled domestically from same components. Qualifies under 9801.00.10.97 as unchanged Chapter 97 artwork.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Component inventory lists matching export/import ensure no foreign substitutions
• Artist statement clarifying disassembly/reassembly maintains 'no improvement' status
• Bond may be required for high-value installations until final release