Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles; of porcelain or china
In plain English
This heading covers tableware, kitchenware, household items, and toilet articles made of porcelain or china. One category includes tableware and kitchenware specifically crafted from these materials. The other category encompasses household and toilet articles that are not classified elsewhere within this heading, also made of porcelain or china.
6-digit subheadings (2)
Official HS 2022 subheading texts. National tariff schedules subdivide these further (8-10 digit lines) and set the actual duty rates.
Chapter 69 classification notes
Frequent misclassification in this chapter
Porcelain (vitrified, translucent) vs stoneware (opaque, not fully vitrified) — the distinction affects classification and sometimes duty rate.
Classification certainty
The 6-digit level shown here is the internationally harmonised layer. Duty rates attach to national 8-10 digit tariff lines, which differ by country — use the duty calculator for lane estimates. For binding certainty, request a ruling from the destination customs authority.
Binding tariff ruling databaseOther headings in Chapter 69
- 6901 — Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meal…
- 6902 — Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constr…
- 6903 — Ceramic goods; (e.g. retorts, crucibles, muffles, nozzles, plugs, supp…
- 6904 — Ceramic building bricks, floor blocks, support or filler tiles and the…
- 6905 — Roofing tiles, chimney-pots, cowls, chimney liners, architectural orna…
- 6906 — Ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe fittings
- 6907 — Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; ceramic mosaic cubes a…
- 6909 — Ceramic ware for laboratory, chemical, other technical uses; ceramic t…
- 6910 — Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin pedestals, baths, bidets, water…
- 6912 — Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet ar…
- 6913 — Statuettes and other ornamental ceramic articles
- 6914 — Ceramic articles; n.e.c. in chapter 69