Carved Corozo Buttons from China
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.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20.2%
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
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)
Import Tips
• 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