Bamboo Fruit Bowl from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
12.3%
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
• 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