Find HS Code and trade information for plates

Plates

Plates are generally flat dishes used for serving food. They are a fundamental component of dining sets and come in a wide variety of materials, shapes, and sizes, each suited to different culinary purposes and dining experiences.

Materials:

• Ceramic: The most common material, offering durability, heat retention, and aesthetic versatility. Subtypes include:
  • Porcelain: Fired at high temperatures, resulting in a smooth, translucent, and chip-resistant surface. Often used for formal dining.
  • Stoneware: More durable than porcelain, with a rustic appearance. Suitable for everyday use.
  • Earthenware: Less durable and more porous than stoneware or porcelain, typically requiring a glaze. Often features colorful designs.
• Glass: Provides visibility of the food, often used for desserts or salads. Can be tempered for increased durability.
• Plastic: Lightweight and inexpensive, commonly used for picnics, parties, or casual dining. Often disposable.
• Melamine: A durable, shatter-resistant plastic, frequently used in commercial settings or for outdoor use.
• Metal (Stainless Steel, Silver): Primarily used for serving or warming food, or for formal occasions. Silver requires polishing to maintain its shine.
• Wood: Offers a rustic aesthetic and is often used for serving appetizers or charcuterie.

Purpose & Function:

• Serving: The primary function is to provide a clean and stable surface for presenting and consuming food.
• Presentation: Plate shape, color, and design contribute to the overall dining experience and can enhance the visual appeal of the meal.
• Heat Retention: Certain materials (ceramic, metal) help maintain food temperature.
• Hygiene: Plates facilitate sanitary food consumption.

Usage Scenarios:

• Formal Dining: Porcelain plates are typically used for multi-course meals.
• Casual Dining: Stoneware or earthenware plates are suitable for everyday use.
• Outdoor Dining: Plastic or melamine plates are preferred for picnics, barbecues, or camping.
• Commercial Settings (Restaurants, Cafeterias): Durable materials like stoneware, melamine, or stainless steel are common.
• Specialty Dishes: Specific plate types are designed for desserts, salads, appetizers, or other courses.

Common Types:

• Dinner Plates: The largest plates, used for the main course (typically 10-12 inches in diameter).
• Salad Plates: Smaller than dinner plates, used for salads, appetizers, or desserts (typically 7-9 inches in diameter).
• Side Plates/Bread Plates: Smallest plates, used for bread, rolls, or small snacks (typically 6 inches in diameter).
• Dessert Plates: Slightly larger than side plates, used for desserts or pastries.
• Soup Plates/Bowls: Designed to hold liquids, often with a raised rim.
• Charger Plates/Service Plates: Large decorative plates placed under dinner plates, primarily for aesthetic purposes.
• Platters: Large, oval or rectangular plates used for serving multiple portions of food.
• Compartment Plates: Plates divided into sections to separate different foods. Common for children or portion control.

Based on the provided information, “plates” can refer to several categories of goods. Here’s a breakdown of relevant HS codes and associated details:

• 7308100000: Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 9406) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge sections, lock gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, shutters, balustrades, pillars and columns) of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of iron or steel: Bridges and bridge sections.

  • 73: Iron or steel products.
  • 08: Structures and parts of structures.
  • 10: Specifically refers to bridges and bridge sections, but also includes plates prepared for use in structures of iron or steel.
  • Tax Details: Base tariff: 0.0%, Additional tariff: 25.0%, Post 2025.4.2 Additional tariff: 30.0%, Additional 25% tariff on steel and aluminum products.
  • Total Tariff: 80.0%

• 8310000000: Sign plates, name plates, address plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, and parts thereof, of base metal, excluding those of heading 9405.

  • 83: Base metal articles.
  • 10: Sign plates, name plates, and similar plates.
  • Tax Details: Base tariff: 0.0%, Additional tariff: 25.0%, Post 2025.4.2 Additional tariff: 30.0%.
  • Total Tariff: 55.0%

• 3920100000: Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, noncellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials: Of polymers of ethylene.

  • 39: Plastics and articles thereof.
  • 20: Plates, sheets, film, foil and strip of plastics.
  • 10: Specifically refers to those made of polymers of ethylene.
  • Tax Details: Base tariff: 4.2%, Additional tariff: 25.0%, Post 2025.4.2 Additional tariff: 30.0%.
  • Total Tariff: 59.2%

• 3920930000: Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, noncellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials: Of other plastics: Of amino-resins.

  • 39: Plastics and articles thereof.
  • 20: Plates, sheets, film, foil and strip of plastics.
  • 93: Specifically refers to those made of other plastics, specifically amino-resins.
  • Tax Details: Base tariff: 5.8%, Additional tariff: 25.0%, Post 2025.4.2 Additional tariff: 30.0%.
  • Total Tariff: 60.8%

• 3921110000: Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics: Cellular: Of polymers of styrene.

  • 39: Plastics and articles thereof.
  • 21: Plates, sheets, film, foil and strip of plastics.
  • 11: Specifically refers to cellular plates made of polymers of styrene.
  • Tax Details: Base tariff: 5.3%, Additional tariff: 25.0%, Post 2025.4.2 Additional tariff: 30.0%.
  • Total Tariff: 60.3%