Polypropylene Strip Grocery Sack from Germany
A lightweight sack made from polypropylene strip woven fabric, featuring an outer laminated plastics ply, weighing under 1 kg, used for packing groceries like vegetables and fruits. It falls under HTS 6305.33.0060 as a sack of man-made textile materials (polypropylene strip) with plastic lamination, not exceeding 1 kg. Excluded from chapters 56-62 per chapter notes.
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
• Verify the strip width meets man-made textile definition (under 5mm); declare exact weight and lamination type accurately
• Common pitfall: misclassifying as plastic bags under Chapter 39 without textile base