Other
Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included: > Other: > Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily in brooms or in brushes (for example, broomcorn piassava, couch grass and istle), whether or not in hanks or bundles: > Other
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 1404.90.40.00
Broomcorn (Sorghum bicolor) in Bundles
Broomcorn stalks, harvested from Sorghum bicolor, are bundled for use in traditional broom making. This vegetable material falls under HTS 1404.90.40.00 as it is primarily used in brooms and brushes, not processed beyond bundling.
Piassava Fibers from Attalea funifera
Coarse piassava fibers extracted from the leaves of Attalea funifera palm, bundled for brush and broom production. Classified in HTS 1404.90.40.00 due to primary use in stiff-bristled brushes and brooms.
Mexican Istle Fibers (Ixtle from Agave lechuguilla)
Natural istle fibers from Agave lechuguilla, known as ixtle, in hanks for stiff broom and brush bristles. HTS 1404.90.40.00 applies as these are classic vegetable materials primarily for broom making.
Couch Grass Rhizomes (Agropyron repens) for Brushes
Dried rhizomes of couch grass (Agropyron repens), bundled for use in fine sweeping brushes. This fits HTS 1404.90.40.00 as a vegetable material explicitly used primarily in brooms and brushes.
Palmyra Fibers from Borassus flabellifer
Stiff leaf fibers from palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer), in hanks for durable broom production. HTS 1404.90.40.00 covers these as primary broom and brush materials.
Bassine Fibers from Palmyra or Date Palm
Bassine fibers, coarse petiole fibers from palmyra or date palms, bundled for heavy-duty brushes. Classified under HTS 1404.90.40.00 for broom and brush primary use.
Tampico Fibers from Agave stricta
Natural Tampico fibers from Agave stricta, in bundles for stiff scrubbing brushes. HTS 1404.90.40.00 includes these as istle-type materials primarily for brooms and brushes.
Beta Fibers from Sunn Hemp (Crotalaria juncea)
Coarse beta fibers from sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea), hanked for broom bristle production. Fits HTS 1404.90.40.00 as vegetable material primarily for brooms.
Sabai Grass (Eulaliopsis binata) Bundles
Dried Sabai grass stalks from Eulaliopsis binata, bundled for rope and broom making. HTS 1404.90.40.00 applies to this broom grass as primary brush material.
Munj Grass (Saccharum munja) for Brooms
Munj grass leaves from Saccharum munja, in hanks for traditional Indian brooms. Classified under HTS 1404.90.40.00 for broom-specific vegetable materials.