Rattan Plaited Mats from China

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.

Duty Rate — China → United States

35%

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)

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Import Tips

• Verify the vegetable origin of materials like rattan with supplier certificates to avoid reclassification as plastics or non-plaiting items

• Declare exact dimensions and weaving method in entry docs; common pitfall is mislabeling as finished furniture under Chapter 94

• Obtain phytosanitary certificates for rattan to comply with USDA import regulations on plant materials