9601.90.80.00/Tortoise Shell Hair Combs/China

Tortoise Shell Hair Combs from China

Vintage-style combs molded and carved from Hawksbill sea turtle shell scutes. Strictly regulated under CITES; classified HTS 9601.90.80.00 as worked tortoise-shell articles.

Duty Rate — China → United States

23.7%

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

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Import Tips

• CITES Appendix I permit mandatory; pre-Convention stock needs proof

• Ban risks high—verify USFWS approval before shipment

• Label precisely to distinguish from plastic imitations