Whalebone Corset Stay from China
Flexible stays cut and steamed from baleen (whalebone) for vintage corset reinforcement. Classified HTS 9601.90.60.00 as worked whalebone article, a traditional animal carving material. Used in garment construction, imported flat-cut.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• CITES permit mandatory for whalebone; source from pre-ban stocks only
• Classify as unfinished parts if bundled