Australian Aboriginal Dot Painting from Japan
Large canvas Dreamtime painting by Warlpiri artist using traditional dot techniques, State Dept presidential gift. 9807.00.50 as requested from Australian citizen representing indigenous cultural continuity. Depicts ancestral waterhole creation story.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Artist provenance and cultural authority certification; State Dept request
• Pitfall: incorrect painting medium declaration