Travel Bamboo Chopsticks from Mexico
Portable bamboo chopsticks that retract into a natural bamboo case for travel convenience. Principal chopsticks portion determines HTS 4419.12.00.00 bamboo tableware classification. Case considered simple packaging per GRI rules.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
13.2%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document case as mere holder to avoid set reclassification
• Compact size may qualify for lower statistical value reporting
• Test for splinters in portable designs during quality checks