Carved Corozo Buttons from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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