Bamboo Ice Cream Sticks from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
15.1%
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
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