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HS HEADING 1401

Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting; (e.g. bamboos, rattans, reeds, rushes, osier, raffia, cleaned, bleached or dyed cereal straw and lime bark)

In plain English

This category includes plant-based items mainly intended for weaving, such as processed bamboos, rattans, reeds, rushes, osier, raffia, cereal straw, and lime bark. Specific types like bamboo and rattan are separated into their own groups because they are primarily used for plaiting. Any other vegetable materials used mainly for weaving that do not fit into those specific categories are grouped together as remaining items.

PARAPHRASE OF THE OFFICIAL HS 2022 TEXTS BELOW — NOT LEGAL ADVICE

6-digit subheadings (3)

Official HS 2022 subheading texts. National tariff schedules subdivide these further (8-10 digit lines) and set the actual duty rates.

1401.10

Bamboo used primarily for plaiting

1401.20

Rattans used primarily for plaiting

1401.90

Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting; n.e.c. in heading no. 1401

Chapter 14 classification notes

Chapter 14 covers small-volume vegetable raw materials. Phytosanitary certification typically required.

Frequent misclassification in this chapter

Furniture made from these materials goes to Chapter 94 (furniture); raw plaiting material stays in 14.

Classification certainty

The 6-digit level shown here is the internationally harmonised layer. Duty rates attach to national 8-10 digit tariff lines, which differ by country — use the duty calculator for lane estimates. For binding certainty, request a ruling from the destination customs authority.

Binding tariff ruling database

Other headings in Chapter 14

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