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Unworked Tortoise Shell from Mexico

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 — Mexico → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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

Unworked Tortoise Shell from Mexico — Import Duty Rate | HTS 0507.90.00