Willow Laundry Basket from Japan
A large, oval-shaped basket woven directly from flexible willow strips, designed for storing dirty clothes in a laundry room. It falls under HTS 4602.90.00.00 as basketwork made directly to shape from plaiting materials like willow, which are suitable for interlacing processes as defined in the chapter notes.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
13.5%
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
Import Tips
• Verify that the willow strips qualify as plaiting materials under chapter notes by ensuring they are in a form suitable for interlacing, not processed into yarns
• Provide origin certificates confirming natural vegetable plaiting materials to avoid misclassification as synthetic products
• Check for exclusions like furniture components under Chapter 94 to prevent duty reassessment