US Shooks Assembled as Fruit Boxes from Japan
US-manufactured wooden shooks (knock-down box parts) assembled abroad into boxes containing imported fresh fruit. Traditional packaging for produce shipments qualifying as returned US substantial containers under HTS 9803.00.50.
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
• Provide shooks production records proving US manufacture; ensure proper assembly documentation; comply with phytosanitary requirements for wood