Willow (osier)
Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting (for example, bamboos, rattans, reeds, rushes, osier, raffia, cleaned, bleached or dyed cereal straw, and lime bark): > Other: > Willow (osier)
Duty Rate (from China)
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
Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Products classified under HTS 1401.90.20.00
Polished Willow Osier for Basketry
Polished willow osier rods, rounded at ends and prepared for intricate basket weaving and plaiting. HTS 1401.90.20.00 covers such willow specifically as a plaiting material, excluding chipwood or manufactured items.
Rounded End Willow Osier Rods
Willow osier rods with ends rounded for safe handling in plaiting crafts and basketry. HTS 1401.90.20.00 includes such processed forms as per explicit heading note allowances.
Raffia-Alternative Willow Osier
Fine willow osier processed as raffia substitute for plaiting hats and bags. HTS 1401.90.20.00 for willow distinguishes it from raffia in 1401.90.40.
Split Willow Osier Strips
Thin strips of willow (osier) split lengthwise for use in basket weaving and plaiting crafts. Classified under HTS 1401.90.20.00 as willow osier, a vegetable material primarily used for plaiting, cleaned and prepared but not further manufactured into finished products.
Bleached Willow Osier Reeds
Willow osier reeds that have been bleached for uniformity in color, cut to length, and used primarily for plaiting chair seats and decorative weaving. Falls under HTS 1401.90.20.00 as processed willow for plaiting, distinct from unprocessed wood.
Dyed Split Osier Willow
Split willow osier dyed in various colors for decorative plaiting in crafts and furniture. Classified in HTS 1401.90.20.00 as dyed willow for plaiting, permissible under heading notes for treated osier.
Cleaned Willow Osier Bundles
Bundles of cleaned willow osier, stripped of bark and sorted for plaiting applications like wreaths and hampers. HTS 1401.90.20.00 applies to such prepared osier excluded from textile fibers in Section XI.
Sawn Willow Osier for Weaving
Willow osier sawn lengthwise into uniform widths for professional weaving and plaiting. Under HTS 1401.90.20.00 per heading notes allowing sawn osier for plaiting, not as lumber.
Nonflammable Treated Osier Willow
Willow osier treated to be nonflammable for use in public venue plaiting like stage props. Covered by HTS 1401.90.20.00 as treated osier per heading notes, prior to manufacture.
Craft-Grade Willow Osier Twigs
Small-gauge willow osier twigs cleaned for fine plaiting in arts and crafts. HTS 1401.90.20.00 as osier per notes.