Bamboo Fruit Bowl from China
A shallow, round bowl intricately woven from thin bamboo splits to hold fruits or as a decorative centerpiece. Classified in HTS 4602.19.80.00 as an article made directly to shape from bamboo, a vegetable plaiting material per Chapter 46 definitions.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Obtain fumigation certificates for bamboo to comply with USDA APHIS rules; untreated imports often face quarantine
• Declare exact vegetable material (bamboo splits) on invoices; pitfall is confusion with Chapter 44 bamboo products
• For sets with multiple bowls, ensure not packed for retail sale as sets to avoid GRI 3 issues