Port Wine Tapered Cork Stoppers 17.5mm from Japan
17.5mm tapered agglomerated corks for vintage port wine bottles, engineered for long-term aging seal with length > diameter. HTS 4503.10.20.00 applies to these small traditional wine closures. Essential for fortified wine trade.
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
• Certify for decades-long oxygen impermeability
• Origin docs critical for Portuguese port wine corks
• Handle gently; porosity testing required