Green Beer Bottle Cullet from Japan
Crushed green glass from beer and beverage bottles, cleaned and sized for use in new container production. HTS 7001.00.51.00 covers this as other glass scrap in mass form, post-consumer waste excluding CRT material.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Color-match cullet to buyer specs (e.g
• emerald green) with lab analysis to avoid duty disputes
• Ensure moisture content under 5% to prevent shipping damage and classification as wet waste
• Include recycling chain-of-custody docs to demonstrate legitimate scrap vs. illegal dumping