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Pull Bows for Gift Wrapping from Germany

Plastic strip bows that expand when pull strings are tugged, used for securing and decorating gift bags and boxes. HTS 3926.40.0010 covers these as similar decorative products for gift-packaging made of plastic.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%

Import Tips

Document assembly instructions showing decorative expansion to differentiate from tying straps

Test for polymer purity; blends may require predominant monomer analysis per Chapter 39 notes

Use retail packaging to signal consumer decorative use vs bulk industrial