HTS heading · chapter 69
6912
Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, other than of porcelain or china
Analysis
Heading 6912 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, other than of porcelain or china. It has 10 tariff lines.
The spread of 27.3 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 28%, applies to 6912.00.20 (hotel or restaurant ware and other ware not…).
None of its 10 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 0.7% to 28% with a median of 7.9%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing (327110). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Its median rate of 7.9% sits at the 51st percentile of the headings in chapter 69.
The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6912.00.10 | Of coarse-grained earthenware, or of coarse- grained stoneware; of fine-grained earthenware, whether or not decorated, having a reddish-colored body and a lustrous glaze which, on teapots, may be any color, but which, on other articles, must be mottled, streaked or solidly colored brown to black with metallic oxide or salt | 0.7% |
| 6912.00.20 | Hotel or restaurant ware and other ware not household ware | 28% |
| 6912.00.35 | In any pattern for which the aggregate value of the articles listed in additional U.S. note 6(b) of this chapter is not over $38 | 9.8% |
| 6912.00.39 | In any pattern for which the aggregate value of the articles listed in additional U.S. note 6(b) of this chapter is over $38 | 4.5% |
| 6912.00.41 | Steins with permanently attached pewter lids; candy boxes, decanters, punch bowls, pretzel dishes, tidbit dishes, tiered servers, bonbon dishes, egg cups, spoons and spoon rests, oil and vinegar sets, tumblers and salt and pepper shaker sets | 3.9% |
| 6912.00.44 | Mugs and other steins | 10% |
| 6912.00.45 | Cups valued over $5.25 per dozen; saucers valued over $3 per dozen; soups, oatmeals and cereals valued over $6 per dozen; plates not over 22.9 cm in maximum diameter and valued over $6 per dozen; plates over 22.9 but not over 27.9 cm in maximum diameter and valued over $8.50 per dozen; platters or chop dishes valued over $35 per dozen; sugars valued over $21 per dozen; creamers valued over $15 per dozen; and beverage servers valued over $42 per dozen | 4.5% |
| 6912.00.46 | Other: serviette rings | 9.8% |
| 6912.00.48 | Other: other | 9.8% |
| 6912.00.50 | Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, other than of porcelain or china: other | 6% |