The Product
- A small drinking vessel sold as a shot glass, made of stoneware ceramic and suitable for drink contact.
- Widens at the top and tapers to the base: about 2 3/8 inches high, 1 7/8 inches across the top and 1 1/2 inches at the base.
- Holds 2 ounces.
- Blue inside. White outside with a wrap imprint of colorful dragonflies and the word dragonfly printed in the center; offered in six color combinations.
CBP's Ruling
| Item | HTS code | CBP's description of the line |
|---|---|---|
| Stoneware ceramic shot glass, Item #8512TT | HTS 6912.00.4810 | Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, other than of porcelain or china: Tableware and kitchenware: Other: Other: Other: Other…Suitable for food or drink contact |
Explanation
Heading 6912 names ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles other than porcelain or china. CBP placed the shot glass on the tableware and kitchenware line for articles suitable for food or drink contact; the tumbler is made of stoneware ceramic and is suitable for drink contact.
Does this apply to your product?
It likely does if you can answer yes to each of these:
- Is it a ceramic drinking vessel made of stoneware rather than porcelain or china?
- Is it tableware suitable for food or drink contact?
- Is it a small tumbler or shot glass used for drinking?
A no to any of them can mean a different code. A licensed broker can classify your product.
The code today
| HTS code | In today's schedule | Where it sits | Today's duty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6912.00.4810 | ✓ Still in the schedule | Heading 6912 › Suitable for food or drink contact | Today's duty from Thailand |
Checked against today's tariff schedule. The duty calculator opens with the code and country filled in.
Related rulings
N325260, on ceramic tableware, and N334016, on ceramic cookie cutters, are on the same line, 6912.00.4810. N349927 covers ceramic tableware articles, and N326579 and N327015 each cover a ceramic stoneware cup.
- N329918January 6, 2023Ceramic platter from China6912.00.4500
- N325260April 11, 2022Ceramic tableware from China6912.00.4810
- N349927June 12, 2025Ceramic tableware articles from China6912.00.4810, 9817.95.05
- N324393February 23, 2022Handled ceramic cups from China6912.00.4500
- N326579June 10, 2022Ceramic stoneware cup from China6912.00.4500
- N327015July 15, 2022Ceramic stoneware cup from China6912.00.4500
- N334016July 18, 2023Ceramic cookie cutters from China6912.00.4810
- N334230August 22, 2023Ceramic ginger jar from China6912.00.4890
Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N340330 in plain English and checked its codes against the letter and today's tariff schedule. A ruling applies only to goods that match its facts; our terms explain the rest. Terms