Aluminum Wire Laundry Baskets from Mexico
Woven wire baskets for laundry storage, formed from aluminum wire with handles. HTS 7616.99.51.75 applies to wire articles ≤6 mm cross-section, distinct from household containers. Open wire weave construction key.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
52.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0250%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.14, 9903.85.67 and 9903.85.68, articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper and derivative aluminum or steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(i)–(v) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Measure weave wire thickness; document to confirm ≤6 mm for wire status
• Classify as 'wire forms' not 'baskets' per Chapter 46/48 textile exclusions
• Powder-coated versions require base metal verification documentation