Analysis
HTS 4601.94.40 covers other: other under heading 4601 (plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, whether or not assembled into strips…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 2.7% to 6.6%. The costliest confusion would be with 4601.94.20 (other: of willow or wood) at 6.6%, a difference of 6.6 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 27% of the 48 tariff lines in chapter 46 that are also free. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 25% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 25% duty.
The other lines in the same group are 4601.94.05 (plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, whether…, 2.7%) and 4601.94.20 (other: of willow or wood, 6.6%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 321999 (All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing), an industry of 2,327 US establishments employing 31,381 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4601.94.05 | Plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, whether or not assembled into strips | 2.7% |
| 4601.94.20 | Other: of willow or wood | 6.6% |