Willow Wicker Handbag from China

A stylish handbag crafted directly from woven willow plaiting materials, featuring a flap closure and optional fabric lining. It falls under HTS 4602.19.29.40 as luggage or handbags made from vegetable plaiting materials like willow, excluding rattan. This classification applies to shaped basketwork items designed for carrying personal belongings.

Duty Rate — China → United States

40.3%

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

Verify the plaiting materials are solely vegetable-based (e.g

willow strips) per Chapter 46 notes to avoid reclassification to plastics or other chapters

Provide detailed photos and material affidavits during customs entry to confirm direct shaping from plaiting materials, not assembled from pre-made sheets

Label fiber content if lined with textiles; common pitfall is undervaluation of handcrafted labor leading to audits