Whalebone Corset Stay from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• CITES permit mandatory for whalebone; source from pre-ban stocks only
• Classify as unfinished parts if bundled