Fiber Cans for Candles from Japan
Cylindrical fiber cans constructed from spirally wound paperboard, lined for wax containment, used to package bulk pillar candles. HTS 4819.50.4020 covers these as fiber cans, a similar container for product packing.
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
• Document liner material as secondary (under 50%) to maintain paperboard classification; test for fiber dominance
• Include end-use statements specifying packing function to distinguish from retail-ready Chapter 48 articles