Willow Laundry Basket from Japan
A large oval basket woven directly from willow plaiting materials, designed for storing laundry. It falls under HTS 4602.19.18.00 as basketwork made to shape from vegetable plaiting materials like willow, not lined or fitted for specific uses excluded elsewhere. The open weave allows ventilation for clothes.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify the basket is woven directly from plaiting materials like willow strips; processed wood panels disqualify it from this code
• Provide certificates of vegetable origin to confirm compliance with chapter exclusions for non-plaiting materials
• Declare exact dimensions and lining status; lined baskets may shift to other subheadings