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Handmade Banana Fiber Decorative Paper Rolls from Japan

Eco-friendly paper handcrafted from banana plant fibers, embedded with petals or leaves for texture, in wide rolls for wallcoverings. Meets HTS 4811.90.10.00 as handmade in rolls >15 cm wide, surface-decorated but printing subsidiary.

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

• Source from verified artisans; provide chain-of-custody docs for non-wood fiber claims

• Surface decoration must be subsidiary; heavy printing risks Chapter 49 reclassification

• Check for impregnation; coated versions may go to 4811.40 if plastic-coated