HS 6911Consumer Goods

Porcelain Tableware - HS 6911 classification, duty and landed cost

Porcelain Tableware moves through customs under HS heading 6911. This guide sets out sample sub-codes, indicative import duty in major markets, key trade documents and a worked landed-cost calculation - refresh figures against the live tariff schedule before quoting.

Reviewed against WCO HS · WTO IDB · National customs schedules3 authoritative sourcesLast reviewed July 2026

Sample 6-digit codes

Code	Description
6911.10	Porcelain or china, tableware and kitchenware

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Typical import duty by market

Market	Duty
European Union	2% - 17% General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR); CE where applicable.
United States	0% - 20% CPSIA/CPSC controls; lead/phthalate limits on children's articles.
China	5% - 20% Plus 13% VAT; CCC on select categories.
India	10% - 25% BCD + 12% - 28% GST; BIS QCO on toys, footwear, watches, glassware.
UAE	5% GCC CET; ESMA/EQM on toys, textiles, cosmetics.

Worked landed-cost example

20 MT of Porcelain Tableware at FOB USD 6,500 per MT, sea freight to a representative port of discharge.

FOB valueUSD 130,000

Freight + insuranceUSD 8,450

CIF valueUSD 138,450

Import duty @ ~8% (indicative for Consumer Goods)USD 11,076

VAT / GST @ ~5% on CIF+dutyUSD 7,476

Landed cost ≈ USD 157,002 - re-run the numbers against your exact HS 8-digit code and destination tariff before quoting.

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Regulatory checkpoints

· General Product Safety Regulation (EU 2023/988) or CPSC (US) safety compliance.
· Child safety: EN 71 (EU toys), ASTM F963 (US), CCC (China), BIS toy QCO (India).
· Country of origin and importer address on retail labelling per destination law.

Top exporting countries

· China
· Germany
· Portugal
· France

Frequently asked questions

Which HS chapter covers Porcelain Tableware?

Porcelain Tableware is under HS 6911.10. Consumer articles span Chapters 39, 42, 63, 64, 69, 70, 71, 82, 90, 91 and 94-96.

What safety standard applies?

GPSR (EU 2023/988), CPSC (US), CCC (China), BIS QCO (India), and ESMA (UAE) each set safety and traceability requirements for consumer goods.

Are there packaging rules?

Retail packaging must show country of origin, importer identity, safety pictograms and warnings in the destination language (EU FIC 1169/2011 for food-adjacent goods).

Does UFLPA affect Porcelain Tableware?

If cotton, silica or polysilicon-linked inputs are present, US CBP applies a rebuttable presumption on any Xinjiang connection; supply-chain traceability is essential.

What Incoterm is standard?

Retail programs trade FOB origin or CIF destination; e-commerce direct-to-consumer moves DDP with the seller as importer of record.