Paperboard Fruit Baskets from Germany
Shallow baskets cut from paperboard for supermarket fruit displays and gift packaging. Classified in 4823.69.00 as 'other' shaped paperboard articles resembling trays or dishes. Not for permanent use, designed for single-event service.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Clarify retail display vs serving use in entry docs to avoid Chapter 49 if printed
• Provide grammage certificates (>150g/m² typically paperboard)
• Pitfall: misclass as 4819 if perceived as basic boxes