Worn Teak Coffee Table from Germany
A teak coffee table with ring stains and leg scratches from five years in a Thai living room, used by a diplomat family. Qualifies under HTS 9804.00.05 as reasonable household furniture actually used abroad over one year, imported by owner upon repatriation.
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
• Foreign purchase receipts plus usage timeline strengthen claim,Mark clearly as 'Used Personal Effects - Not for Sale'