Bamboo Shell Charcoal from China
Charcoal derived from the outer shells or husks of bamboo seeds and culms, often used in shisha hookahs or air purification pouches. This fits HTS 4402.10.00.00 as bamboo-derived charcoal, including shell forms explicitly covered in the heading. High porosity makes it suitable for odor absorption.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Document shell separation process to distinguish from nut shell charcoal under different subheadings
• Comply with REACH-like labeling for trace heavy metals from bamboo soil uptake
• Avoid classifying as 'activated' unless chemically treated, which changes chapter entirely