The codes CBP used
6912.00.4810Other ceramic tableware and kitchenware suitable for food or drink contact, other than porcelain or china.
Each piece in these rulings is safe or suitable for food or drink contact. They include popcorn bowls, a spice jar set and a shot glass.
6912.00.4500Cups, saucers, soup and cereal bowls, plates not over 27.9 cm across, platters, sugars, creamers and beverage servers, each above a set value per dozen.
Handled ceramic cups went here. CBP found the cups in N357549, N361199 and N334248 don't meet the tariff definition of a mug.
6912.00.5000Other ceramic articles of heading 6912, other than porcelain or china.
CBP placed a toothbrush holder and bathroom canisters here. In N341526, the stoneware burner gives an incense set its essential character, so the set is classified as the burner.
9817.95.05Utilitarian articles of heading 6912 shaped as a three-dimensional symbol or motif of a specific U.S. holiday.
The pieces placed here are shaped as a three-dimensional Christmas or Halloween symbol. U.S. Note 1 to Chapter 98 puts them there, and both codes are reported together.
6912.00.4890Other ceramic tableware and kitchenware, apart from the line for pieces suitable for food or drink contact.
The plate in N345030 is unsafe for food contact, per the requester, and CBP applied the principal use rule. The ginger jar in N334230 isn't suitable for direct food contact.
6912.00.4400Mugs and other steins.
CBP uses a court definition: a straight-sided or barrel-shaped vessel about as wide at the top as the bottom. It's usually heavier than a cup and isn't used with a saucer.
Ruling: N357549
What separates them
A mug is a straight-sided or barrel-shaped vessel about as wide at the top as the bottom, used without a saucer. Cups that missed that definition, such as the cowboy boot cup and the Santa cup, went on the cups line.
In N334016, CBP said the holiday line needs a three-dimensional, full-bodied form of an accepted holiday symbol; the cookie cutters aren't three-dimensional. In N331852, CBP found a snowman is a seasonal motif not linked to any one holiday, so the snowman bowl missed the line.
The witch's cauldron and skull burners carry a Halloween motif, so they also went under 9817.95.05. CBP found a half moon with stars isn't a recognized symbol of Halloween or any holiday, so that kit stayed on 6912.00.5000 alone.
Ruling: N341526
The requester proposed 9505.90.6000, festive articles, for the rage room plate. CBP found Chapter 95 note 1(x), which excludes utilitarian items, keeps the plate out of Chapter 95. The principal use rule rules it out too.
Ruling: N345030
Duty today by origin
The all-in duty for entries on November 10, 2026, from the same tariff engine as the duty calculator. Rates change; the calculator has today's figure for your own origin and value.
| Rate line | General | China | Vietnam | India | Mexico | Canada | Germany (EU) | Japan | South Korea | Taiwan | Thailand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6912.00.44.00Mugs and other steins | 10% | 22.5%9903.05.31 | 22.5%9903.05.84 | 20%9903.05.44 | 20%9903.05.55 | 20%9903.05.29 | 10%9903.05.38 | 12.5%9903.05.49 | 12.5%9903.05.71 | 10%9903.05.75 | 22.5%9903.05.77 |
| 6912.00.45.00Cups 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% | 17%9903.05.31 | 17%9903.05.84 | 14.5%9903.05.44 | 14.5%9903.05.55 | 14.5%9903.05.29 | 10%9903.05.39 | 12.5%9903.05.49 | 12.5%9903.05.71 | 10%9903.05.76 | 17%9903.05.77 |
| 6912.00.48Other | 9.8% | 22.3%9903.05.31 | 22.3%9903.05.84 | 19.8%9903.05.44 | 19.8%9903.05.55 | 19.8%9903.05.29 | 10%9903.05.39 | 12.5%9903.05.49 | 12.5%9903.05.71 | 10%9903.05.76 | 22.3%9903.05.77 |
| 6912.00.50.00Other | 6% | 18.5%9903.05.31 | 18.5%9903.05.84 | 16%9903.05.44 | 16%9903.05.55 | 16%9903.05.29 | 10%9903.05.39 | 12.5%9903.05.49 | 12.5%9903.05.71 | 10%9903.05.76 | 18.5%9903.05.77 |
A range means the 10-digit lines under that 8-digit line resolve differently. "+" marks a line with a per-unit duty component the percentage does not capture. "*" marks lines the engine could not price. Chapter 99 headings beneath a rate are the additional-duty provisions applied. AD/CVD, quota, and the regimes listed under "Not included" are not in these numbers.
Source: USITC, 2026 HTS Revision 22, for entries on 2026-11-10. The whole heading, with every line and the programs behind each layer: HTS 6912.
Every ruling in this guide
15 CBP rulings, grouped by the code CBP gave. Each page restates one ruling in plain words.
6912.00.4810: Other ceramic tableware and kitchenware suitable for food or drink contact, other than porcelain or china
- What is the HTS code for a ceramic popcorn bowl?N353584
- What are the HTS codes for ceramic Halloween candy bowls and teapots?N349927
- What is the HTS code for a ceramic spice jar set?N343001
- What is the HTS code for a ceramic shot glass?N340330
- What is the HTS code for ceramic cookie cutters?N334016
- What is the HTS code for a ceramic holiday candy bowl?N331852
6912.00.4500: Cups, saucers, soup and cereal bowls, plates not over 27.9 cm across, platters, sugars, creamers and beverage servers, each above a set value per dozen
6912.00.5000: Other ceramic articles of heading 6912, other than porcelain or china
6912.00.4890: Other ceramic tableware and kitchenware, apart from the line for pieces suitable for food or drink contact
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Last updated September 30, 2026.
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