Analysis
HTS 4602.12.25 covers luggage, handbags and flatgoods, whether or not lined: other under heading 4602 (basketwork, wickerwork and other articles, made directly to shape from plaiting materials…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 9%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 4602.12.35 (other: wickerwork), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 18 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, AGOA, and 11 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 18%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date. Reduced but not zero rates apply under some agreements: 15.5% for E.
The general duty rate is 18% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 46 (98th percentile of 48 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,800 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 50%, 2.8 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4602.12.05 | Fishing baskets or creels | 5% |
| 4602.12.14 | Other baskets and bags, whether or not lined: wickerwork | Free |
| 4602.12.16 | Other baskets and bags, whether or not lined: other | 5% |
| 4602.12.23 | Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag | 9% |
| 4602.12.35 | Other: wickerwork | Free |
| 4602.12.45 | Other: other | 6.6% |