Willow Laundry Basket from China
A large, oval-shaped basket woven directly from flexible willow strips, designed for storing and transporting laundry. It falls under HTS 4602.19.80.00 as basketwork made directly to shape from vegetable plaiting materials like willow, which are suitable for interlacing processes as defined in Chapter 46 notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.3%
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 origin (e.g
• willow) via supplier certificates to avoid reclassification to plastics under Chapter 39
• Provide photos and material specs in entry docs; common pitfall is mislabeling as 'wicker furniture' which shifts to Chapter 94
• Ensure no metal reinforcements exceeding minor parts to stay in 4602; bulk imports may need phytosanitary certificates