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46

Official Chapter Guide

Plaiting materials and basketware, including straw and esparto products, excluding certain textiles and vehicle components.

Tariff Landscape

  • **Duty Landscape**: Generally, items in this chapter may have variable duty rates but often enjoy favorable treatment due to natural material composition.
  • **Special Tariffs**: Limited Section 301 or Section 232 implications, but remain cautious of ADD/CVD trends, especially with countries having high wickerwork exports.

Classification Strategy

  • **Common Mistakes**: Misclassification of plaiting materials with textiles or nonwoven materials.
  • **Complex Areas**: Differentiating between woven basketware and other woven goods.
  • Verify materials are not excluded items like leather strips or textiles of specific chapters.

Legal Framework

Executive Summary

  • **Definition of 'plaiting materials'**: Includes straw, osier, bamboo, and similar materials suitable for weaving or interlacing.
  • **Exclusions**:
  • - Wall coverings of heading 4814.
  • - Twine, cordage, ropes, or cables of heading 5607.
  • - Footwear and headgear or parts of chapter 64 or 65.
  • - Vehicles or vehicle bodies made of basketware in chapter 87.
  • - Articles like furniture and lighting of chapter 94.
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