Fresh Yellow Tulip Flower Buds from Japan
Unopened fresh yellow tulip buds harvested for boutique floral arrangements and ornamental displays. These qualify under HTS 0603.19.01.45 as fresh cut tulip flower buds suitable for bouquets, aligning with chapter provisions for nursery and florist goods.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Use refrigerated shipping to maintain bud freshness; provide invoices detailing bud stage and count
• Pitfall: misdeclaring as live plants leads to quarantine issues