Yellow Tube Sponges Dried from Japan
Tube-shaped yellow sponges (Aplysina spp.) dried post-harvest from Caribbean seas. HTS 0511.99.36.00 covers these as other NESOI animal sponges, unfit for consumption and not horsehair. Raw form distinguishes from worked or set products.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Monitor endangered species lists; some tube sponges require special import licenses
• Invoice must specify 'not for human consumption' to align with Chapter scope