Bamboo Ice Cream Sticks from Germany
Flat bamboo sticks designed for ice cream and popsicle handles, typically 4 inches long and 1/8 inch thick. Falls under HTS 4421.91.60.00 explicitly as 'ice cream sticks' made of bamboo, a woody material per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include production specs showing compression without binders >3% to distinguish from pellets/briquettes in other subheadings
• Ensure food-grade certification and FDA compliance documentation for U.S. entry
• Avoid bundling with plastic wrappers that could trigger set classification under 4421.91.41