Cork Bark Processing Waste from Japan
Mixed waste from cork bark boiling and drying processes, including small fragments and dust, classified under HTS 4501.90.20.00. This simply prepared material is destined for granulation in industrial applications.
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
• Include processing logs to prove it's waste from permitted cork operations, avoiding raw material duties
• Screen for foreign matter like bark beetles; fumigation certificates may be required
• Calculate duties on clean cork weight, deducting impurities as per customs guidelines