HQ 083283: Wicker hampers

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                                       HQ 083283

                                    January 8, 1990


            CLA-2 CO:R:C:G:  083283 JLJ 839142

            CATEGORY: Classification

            TARIFF NO.: 4602.10.1900

            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












































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