Tinplate Cookie Tin from Germany
A decorative rectangular or shaped tinplate box for storing cookies and baked goods in households. Classified under HTS 7323.99.50 due to its tinplate construction as a kitchen storage article.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16, 9903.82.20–9903.82.26 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) and (xi) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Provide detailed photos and material specs to distinguish from lithographed gift tins
• Label as 'household article' not 'packaging' to stay in Chapter 73
• Watch for overclassification as toy if decorative elements dominate