The Product
- Two bowls made of dolomite ceramic, safe for food contact, designed to hold popcorn.
- One is a white and purple striped square bowl, about 7.50 inches high by 6.20 inches wide, decorated with a ghost, skulls and a bat.
- The other is a black rectangular bowl shaped like five stacked VHS tapes, about 5.50 inches high by 9.00 inches wide.
- Both are printed with phrases about horror movies, ghost stories and murder mysteries.
CBP's Ruling
| Item | HTS code | CBP's description of the line |
|---|---|---|
| Dolomite ceramic popcorn bowls, items GNC-GF-3774 and GNC-GF-3775 | 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 and other household articles other than of porcelain or china. CBP placed both popcorn bowls on the line under it for tableware and kitchenware suitable for food or drink contact. The bowls are made of dolomite ceramic and are safe for food contact.
Does this apply to your product?
It likely does if you can answer yes to each of these:
- Is it a ceramic bowl or other tableware, other than porcelain or china?
- Is it suitable for food or drink contact?
- Is it designed to hold food, such as popcorn?
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 China |
Checked against today's tariff schedule. The duty calculator opens with the code and country filled in.
Related rulings
N335905, N336997, N324256, N325260, N349927, C82405 and D85740 also classify ceramic bowls and other ceramic tableware under 6912.00.4810; N324256 covers dolomite ceramic bowls like these. N329918 places a ceramic platter on a different line of the same subheading.
- N335905October 30, 2023Stoneware ceramic bowls from China6912.00.4810
- N336997December 13, 2023Ceramic bowls and ceramic plates from China6912.00.4810, 9817.95.05
- N324256February 14, 2022Dolomite ceramic bowls and spreaders from China6912.00.4810, 9817.95.05
- C82405December 23, 1997Ceramic bowls from China6912.00.4810
- D85740December 24, 1998Ceramic bowls from China6912.00.4810
- 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
Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N353584 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