Chapter 46
Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
Section IX — Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork · 2 headings · 11 subheadings
Duty in chapter 46 at a glance
Counted across the 50 US national lines beneath this chapter's subheadings. It says what kind of chapter this is before you read ninety headings to find out.
- Duty-free lines
- 13 of 50 stating a rate
- Ad valorem range
- 2.3% – 18%
Preference programmes appearing in this chapter
Named from General Note 3(c)(i). A programme appearing here does not mean it applies to your goods — that depends on the line, the origin and the agreement's rules of origin.
What this chapter excludes
These notes push goods out of chapter 46 even when a subheading's wording seems to fit. They are the fastest way to find out you are in the wrong chapter.
2. This chapter does not cover:
- (a) Wall coverings of heading 4814;
- (b) Twine, cordage, ropes or cables, plaited or not (heading 5607);
- (c) Footwear or headgear or parts thereof of chapter 64 or 65;
- (d) Vehicles or bodies for vehicles of basketware (chapter 87); or
- (e) Articles of chapter 94 (for example, furniture, luminaires and lighting fittings).
Legal notes
Reproduced from the published tariff schedule. Section and chapter notes are binding and part of the nomenclature; statistical notes are US reporting rules and are not classification law.
Chapter 46 — Notes
Legal Notes of the Harmonized System. Binding, and part of the international nomenclature.
1. In this chapter the expression "plaiting materials" means materials in a state or form suitable for plaiting, interlacing or similar processes; it includes straw, osier or willow, bamboos, rattans, rushes, reeds, strips of wood, strips of other vegetable material (for example, strips of bark, narrow leaves and raffia or other strips obtained from broad leaves), unspun natural textile fibers, monofilament and strip and the like of plastics and strips of paper, but not strips of leather or composition leather or of felt or nonwovens, human hair, horsehair, textile rovings or yarns, or monofilament and strip and the like of chapter 54.
2. This chapter does not cover:
(a) Wall coverings of heading 4814;
(b) Twine, cordage, ropes or cables, plaited or not (heading 5607);
(c) Footwear or headgear or parts thereof of chapter 64 or 65;
(d) Vehicles or bodies for vehicles of basketware (chapter 87); or
(e) Articles of chapter 94 (for example, furniture, luminaires and lighting fittings).
3. For the purposes of heading 4601, the expression "plaiting materials, plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, bound together in parallel strands" means plaiting materials, plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, placed side by side and bound together, in the form of sheets, whether or not the binding materials are of spun textile materials.
Notes are reproduced from the published tariff schedule. They govern classification, but reading them is not the same as applying them to your goods — that is what a broker or a binding ruling is for.
Headings in chapter 46
4601 Plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, whether or not assembled into strips; plaiting materials, plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, bound together in parallel strands or woven, in sheet form, whether or not being finished articles (for example, mats, matting, screens)
4602 Basketwork, wickerwork and other articles, made directly to shape from plaiting materials or made up from articles of heading 4601; articles of loofah
Other chapters
Common questions
What does HS chapter 46 cover?
Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork. It contains 2 headings and 11 six-digit subheadings, and sits in Section IX (wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork).
What is excluded from chapter 46?
2. This chapter does not cover: (a) Wall coverings of heading 4814; (b) Twine, cordage, ropes or cables, plaited or not (heading 5607); (c) Footwear or headgear or parts thereof of chapter 64 or 65; (d) Vehicles or bodies for vehicles of basketware (chapter 87); or
Are chapter 46's notes legally binding?
This chapter carries 8 binding note paragraph(s) — legal notes of the Harmonized System, plus any US-specific Additional U.S. Notes. They decide classification, and they outrank the wording of an individual subheading.