Snap Hair Clips from Japan
All-plastic snap clips with teeth for gripping hair sections during braiding or styling. Falls under HTS 9615.19.60.00 as other plastic combs, hair-slides, and similar hair accessories.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include tensile strength specs to prove hair-gripping function vs general clips
• Avoid mixing with fabric bows in shipments; textiles may shift classification
• Register for FDA if clips contact skin and claim antimicrobial properties