Carved Corozo Buttons
Buttons intricately carved from corozo nuts, a hard vegetable material from the tagua palm, used in garment manufacturing. Classified under HTS 9602.00.5080 as worked vegetable carving material, specifically corozo as defined in chapter notes.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If mounted on shanks or used as artificial flowers
Articles of corozo resembling buttons but mounted shift to Chapter 96 heading for buttons or ornamental articles.
If inlaid with semiprecious stones
Chapter note excludes if precious stones are more than minor constituents, moving to imitation jewelry.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify material origin with supplier certificates to confirm corozo (tagua nut) as vegetable carving material per chapter notes
• Label products clearly as 'vegetable ivory' to avoid misclassification as plastic buttons
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