Aluminum Food Storage Box 5L from Germany
A stackable 5-liter aluminum box with lid for dry food storage like grains or spices in retail settings. Falls under HTS 7612.90.50.00 as an aluminum box container under 300L, suitable for any material except gas. Often lined to prevent reactions with contents.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
50%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0250%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.14, 9903.85.67 and 9903.85.68, articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper and derivative aluminum or steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(i)–(v) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Obtain food-contact compliance certs (e.g
• FDA equivalent) even if not US-bound, as CBP often checks
• Declare if heat-insulated; allowed but specify insulation type to avoid 7612 exclusions