Pull Bows for Gift Wrapping from Japan
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 — 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
• 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