Willow Bark Plaited Screen from Japan
Sheet-form screen woven from narrow willow bark strips, suitable for garden or indoor partitioning. Under HTS 4601.29.90.00 as other vegetable material screens, fitting the plaiting materials definition including bark strips. Not bound as parallel strands but interlaced similarly.
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
• Sourcing certificates essential to prove bark strips qualify as plaiting materials, not processed wood
• Ensure no chemical treatments that could reclassify as Chapter 44 wood products