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Teak Slat-Back Chair from Germany

Featuring a traditional slat-back design on a teak frame, this household chair is ideal for dining nooks or patios. HTS 9401.69.40.15 applies as it's a non-upholstered teak frame chair for home use, designed for ground placement. Excludes exclusions like toy or medical furniture 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

• Provide detailed blueprints showing teak frame dominance to CBP for binding rulings if challenged

• Declare exact teak content percentage; discrepancies lead to penalties under misclassification rules

• Avoid retail packaging that suggests sets, as it could trigger 9405 classification