Bark Strip Plaits from Mexico
Plaited sheets from narrow strips of tree bark, a qualifying vegetable material per chapter notes, used for crafts or matting. HTS 4601.94.40.00 for other vegetable plaits in sheet form, not woven into finished articles like furniture.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Source sustainably certified bark to meet Lacey Act declarations
• Avoid 'leather-like' descriptions; chapter excludes leather strips
• Inspect for pests; fumigation often required for bark imports