CLA-2 CO:R:C:G: 083283 JLJ 839142
Mr. Steven Sauer, Vice President
Grand Basket Company, Inc.
53-06 Grand Avenue
Maspeth, New York 11378
RE: Wicker hampers
Dear Mr. Sauer:
You inquired about the tariff classification under the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated
(HTSUSA) of wicker hampers. You submitted descriptive
literature with pictures of the hampers.
FACTS:
The instant hampers are made of wicker. They come in
various shapes, approximately 26 inches high, with or without
lids.
ISSUE:
What is the classification of the instant hampers?
LAW AND ANALYSIS:
Wicker is a plaiting material covered by Chapter 46,
HTSUSA. The Explanatory Notes for Heading 4602 state that
Heading 4602 includes baskets, panniers, hampers and basketware
containers of all types. Inasmuch as the instant merchandise
is hampers made of a plaiting material they are classifiable in
Heading 4602.
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HOLDING:
The instant hampers are classified under the provision for
basketwork, wickerwork and other articles, made directly to
shape from plaiting articles of Heading 4601: of vegetable
materials: other baskets and bags, whether or not lined: other,
in subheading 4602.10.1900, HTSUSA, dutiable at the rate of 4.5
percent ad valorem.
Sincerely,
John Durant, Director
Commercial Rulings Division
6 cc: Area Director, N.Y. Seaport (NIS-230 and NIS-233)
J. Hurley library/za
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