Cotton Tote Shopping Bag from China
A simple open-top bag made from heavy cotton canvas with short handles for carrying groceries or daily items. Classified under HTS 4202.12.60.00 as a shopping bag with outer surface of vegetable fiber textile, non-pile/tufted, in the 'Other' category. Its structured design for repeated use qualifies it as a container in heading 4202.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%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
9903.88.0325%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)
Import Tips
• Declare exact yarn type and weave to prove vegetable fiber dominance and non-tufted construction
• Provide photos and samples if challenged, as flat totes risk reclassification as basic textile articles
• Avoid overpacking samples with metal fittings; significant precious metal parts shift to Chapter 71