Consumer Goods & Retail Consumer goods import compliance
Know the duty on every catalog line.
A housewares catalog crosses a dozen tariff chapters, each with its own Section 301 and 232 answer. GingerOS keeps the code, the reason and the stack on every SKU, for every brand entity.
GingerOS- HTS
6912.00.4810- Origin
- China
- Imported by
- Home brand, US entity
- Entry
- 10/06/2026
Duty stackTotal duty22.3%
- Base duty (MFN)
9.8% - Section 301, List 4BList 4B is suspended
9903.88.16Not applied - Section 301, forced labor
9903.05.3112.5% - Section 122 surchargeCovered entries through July 23, 2026
9903.03.01Expired
Plus MPF 0.3464%, and HMF 0.125% by ocean
Why Stoneware, not porcelain, so 6912 at 9.8%. Its line sits only on suspended List 4B, so China adds just the 12.5% forced-labor duty, the same total as from Vietnam.
A GingerOS part record with demo data for consumer goods & retail: Stoneware serving platter, HTS 6912.00.4810, from China. Each duty layer is listed with its rate or exemption, for a total duty of 22.3%.
What tariffs hit consumer goods now?
Line by line: the base rate, the forced-labor 301 on most origins, and Section 232 on metal housewares.
Consumer goods catalogs span a dozen tariff chapters, so the duty is set line by line. Since July 24, 2026 a Section 301 forced-labor duty adds 12.5% to goods of China and Vietnam and 10% to goods of India, Indonesia and Cambodia. Some Chinese lines also keep a China-list duty, while lines only on suspended List 4B, such as stoneware and toys, do not. Metal housewares pay Section 232 on full value since April 6, 2026, and the $800 de minimis exemption is suspended indefinitely.
Recent Policy UpdatesNotices that touch consumer goods
- Federal Register Notice91 FR 47318Forced-labor Section 301 puts 12.5% on China and Vietnam goods, even List 4B lines
Lines with no China-list duty, such as stoneware, now pay 12.5% like Vietnam. Section 232 metal articles are exempt.
9903.05.20 to 9903.05.84, all chaptersRead the explainer - Federal Register Notice91 FR 37789CBP makes the de minimis suspension indefinite; mail moves to a postal informal entry
Low-value shipments pay all applicable duties; mail up to $2,500 enters through a postal informal entry from July 24 (91 FR 37801).
All chapters, every mode - Presidential ProclamationProclamation 11021Section 232 metals duty is now charged on the full value of covered articles
Metal cookware and housewares pay 50% or 25% on full value; outside Ch. 72 to 76 only at 15% metal by weight or more.
Ch. 72, 73, 74, 76 and listed derivativesRead the explainer - Federal Register Notice90 FR 1800CPSC certificate data must be eFiled with CBP at entry
Every CPSC-regulated product that needs a certificate now carries its certificate data on the entry line.
CPSC-regulated lines, e.g. Ch. 39, 61 to 64, 94, 95
A Compliance Radar feed of 4 recent policy updates that touch consumer goods & retail, each with its source, reference and effective date.
Is this platter porcelain or stoneware?
The body decides: porcelain is 20.8% plus List 4A from China, stoneware 9.8% with no China-list duty.
Glazed ceramic serving platter for food, made in China, sold on its own and not as part of a set.
Ginger asksHow much water does the body absorb under ASTM C373, and is it white and translucent?
Absorption 1.8%. Grey body, opaque. Lab report attached.
6912.00.4810HTS rate 9.8%
Ceramic tableware other than porcelain or china: for food or drink contact
From China: List 4B is suspended; forced-labor 301 12.5%
6911.10.8010HTS rate 20.8%
Porcelain or china tableware: for food or drink contact
From China: List 4A 7.5% and forced-labor 301 12.5%
Deciding rule Chapter 69 Additional U.S. Note 5: porcelain absorbs no more than 0.5% water and is white and translucent; stoneware absorbs up to 3% and is naturally opaque, tested under ASTM C373.
A Classification Researcher conversation with demo data. Ginger asks: How much water does the body absorb under ASTM C373, and is it white and translucent? From the answer it picks HTS 6912.00.4810 over 6911.10.8010.
What does this mean for your catalog team?
Every line whose material, origin or packing changed gets a recheck, with one named next step.
GingerOSWhich catalog lines got cheaper or dearer to source from China than from Vietnam after July 24?
Open rechecks3
6912.00.4810Home brand, US entityForced-labor 301 on China and VietnamRecalculate China and Vietnam landed costRuns in Tariff CalculatorRunning6912.00.4810Tabletop brand, US entitySupplier switched the body to porcelainReclassify from 6912 to 6911Runs in Classification ResearcherNeeds answer7323.93.0060Kitchen brand, US entityProclamation 11021: 232 on full valueCompare origins with the metals duty inRuns in Parts LibraryReviewA GingerOS window with demo data. Someone asks: "Which catalog lines got cheaper or dearer to source from China than from Vietnam after July 24?" It lists 3 open rechecks, each with the part, HTS code, trigger, tool and status.
Questions about consumer goods compliance
What duty applies to Chinese ceramic tableware after July 24, 2026?
Stoneware tableware under 6912.00.48 from China pays 9.8% base duty plus the 12.5% forced-labor Section 301 duty (9903.05.31), and no China-list duty, because 6912.00.48 sits only on suspended List 4B (HTS 2026 Revision 20, Chapter 99 note 20(u)). Vietnam pays the same 22.3% before fees, so moving that line from China to Vietnam saves nothing today.
Which consumer products from China carry no China-list Section 301 duty?
Lines that appear only on List 4B carry none, because heading 9903.88.16 is suspended. In HTS 2026 Revision 20 these include toys (9503.00.00), strollers (8715.00.00), stoneware mugs and tableware (6912.00.44 and 6912.00.48), several Christmas articles in 9505.10 and some footwear such as 6402.99.31. They still pay the 12.5% forced-labor duty, so check each 8-digit line.
What is the de minimis threshold now, and is it suspended for good?
The $800 Section 321 exemption no longer applies: it is suspended indefinitely by regulation. CBP's interim final rules made the suspension indefinite for non-postal shipments from June 24, 2026 (91 FR 37789) and for mail from July 24, 2026 (91 FR 37801), when a postal informal entry process for mail valued up to $2,500 began collecting all applicable duties. The suspension becomes permanent by law on July 1, 2027, when the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's repeal of the $800 exemption takes effect. Low-value shipments now need a classification and pay the full stack. For the thresholds other countries set, see de minimis thresholds by country.
When is a retail gift set classified as one article?
Only when it meets all three tests in Explanatory Note X to GRI 3(b): two or more articles from different headings, put up together for one need or activity, and packed for sale without repacking. In ruling N174055 (2011), CBP found a gel, lotion and sponge tote was not a set and classified each item separately, and Dell Products v. United States, 642 F.3d 1055 (Fed. Cir. 2011), requires sale as one unit.
Do Section 232 metal duties apply to housewares that are mostly plastic or textile?
Usually not when the article sits outside Chapters 72, 73, 74 and 76 and its steel, aluminum or copper is under 15% of its weight. Since April 6, 2026, Proclamation 11021 charges metals duties on the full customs value, at 50% for Annex I-A and 25% for Annex I-B articles, and the derivative headings apply only at 15% metal by weight or more.
Can Section 232 metals duties be recovered through drawback?
Only in narrow cases. Proclamation 11021 allows manufacturing drawback under 19 U.S.C. 1313(a) and (b) for Annex I-B or Annex III articles of listed trade partners whose metal was melted, smelted or cast in a partner country, and bars all other drawback on those duties (clauses 13 and 14). Wood products duties under Proclamation 10976 remain drawback-eligible.
What changed for CPSC-regulated imports in July 2026?
Since July 8, 2026, importers must file certificate of compliance data electronically with CBP at entry for CPSC-regulated products that require certification, under the Certificates of Compliance rule (90 FR 1800). Goods entered for consumption from a foreign-trade zone follow from January 8, 2027. Certificate references now need to sit next to the classification of each entry line.
Is there an exclusion process for the forced-labor Section 301 duty?
No. USTR's notice of action declined requests for an exclusion process and pointed to the review provisions of the Trade Act instead (91 FR 47318). Relief comes only from the exemptions written into U.S. note 52 to Chapter 99, such as Section 232 articles, USMCA-free goods and economy-specific product lists.
