New French Oak Wine Cask from China
New 225-liter French oak cask crafted from premium Quercus robur staves for fermenting and aging red wines like Bordeaux. Falls under HTS 4416.00.30.10 as a new wooden cooper's product purpose-built for wine storage.
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
• Include certificate of origin specifying French oak species, as this affects duty rates under preferential programs
• Confirm tight-grain stave construction meets cooperage standards to prevent reclassification as general wood articles
• Test for char level documentation if toasted; excessive processing may shift to Chapter 44 other worked wood