Unworked Tortoise Shell from Germany
Hawksbill sea turtle scutes boiled and softened but not cut to shape. HTS 0507.90.00 includes tortoise-shell unworked. Strictly controlled under CITES.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• CITES Appendix I prohibits commercial trade; personal effects only
• Age verification critical for pre-1975 exemptions
• Mislabeling as plastic leads to confiscation