Other
Plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, whether or not assembled into strips; plaiting materials, plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, bound together in parallel strands or woven, in sheet form, whether or not being finished articles (for example, mats, matting, screens): > Other: > Of other vegetable materials: > Other: > 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 4601.94.40.00
Rattan Plaited Mats
These are woven mats made from plaited rattan strips, a vegetable plaiting material, assembled into sheet form for use as floor coverings or decorative screens. They fall under HTS 4601.94.40.00 as plaits and similar products of other vegetable materials, not specifically bamboo or raffia, in unfinished sheet form. The parallel interlacing of rattan qualifies as plaiting without being bound in strands.
Willow Plait Sheets
Sheets formed by plaiting thin willow strips side by side, bound in parallel strands, used for crafting or as raw material for screens. Classified under HTS 4601.94.40.00 for plaiting materials of other vegetable sources like willow (osier), in sheet form per chapter notes. Not finished articles, just basic plaited assemblies.
Reed Woven Matting
Matting produced by weaving or plaiting reed strips into large sheets for use in partitions or floor mats. Fits HTS 4601.94.40.00 as 'other' plaits of vegetable materials like reeds, in sheet form, whether or not finished as screens. Excludes footwear or headgear per chapter exclusions.
Straw Plait Bands
Narrow bands or strips of plaited straw, bound parallel for hat-making or decorative use. HTS 4601.94.40.00 covers such other vegetable plaits in strip form, not assembled into headgear (excluded to Chapter 65). Meets definition of plaiting materials like straw in chapter notes.
Bark Strip Plaits
Plaited sheets from narrow strips of tree bark, a qualifying vegetable material per chapter notes, used for crafts or matting. HTS 4601.94.40.00 for other vegetable plaits in sheet form, not woven into finished articles like furniture.
Vegetable Fiber Plait Strips
Strips of unspun natural vegetable fibers plaited and assembled, per chapter plaiting material definition. HTS 4601.94.40.00 as other vegetable products in strip form, not yarns or rovings (excluded).
Palm Leaf Plait Sheets
Sheets from plaited palm leaf strips, a broad-leaf derived material per notes, for mats or crafts. 'Other' under HTS 4601.94.40.00 since not exclusively raffia.
Rush Plaited Screens
Pre-plaited rush material formed into sheet-like screens, suitable for room dividers. Under HTS 4601.94.40.00 for other vegetable plaits (rushes), assembled into strips or sheets as exampled in heading. Bound in parallel per chapter definition for plaiting products.
Raffia-Like Leaf Plait Mats
Mats from plaited narrow leaves similar to raffia, interlaced into sheets for flooring. Though similar to raffia subheading, 'other' vegetable materials fit HTS 4601.94.40.00 for non-specific leaf plaits in matting form.
Osier Willow Parallel Strands
Osier (willow) plaiting materials bound together in parallel strands forming sheets, as defined in heading 4601 notes. HTS 4601.94.40.00 for other vegetable plaits, suitable for further weaving into screens.