Cotton Tote Shopping Bag from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
15.7%
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
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