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Wooden Recipe Card Holders from Japan

Maple clips with slotted bases to display recipe cards on counters. Classified HTS 4421.99.98.80 as household wood articles not covered by kitchenware headings.

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

• Test clip tension; poor mechanism leads to damage claims

• Counter-stable base design documentation aids classification

• Avoid utensil-holder claims that trigger heading 4419