New Chestnut Churn Tub from Japan
35-gallon new American chestnut wooden churn tub for butter making, with dasher rod hole and traditional stave construction. HTS 4416.00.90.20 covers new coopers' tubs used in dairy processing. Revival product using disease-resistant hybrid chestnut.
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
• FDA food contact compliance letter required; declare all wood treatments and internal finishes
• Species verification essential - hybrid chestnut vs imported European sweet chestnut affects phytosanitary rules
• Document historical reproduction status; replicas must still meet new cooperage construction standards