4601.99 - Other:

HTS Code 4601.99, "Other," serves as a residual category within the broader classification of plaits, mats, and similar products manufactured from plaiting materials. This subcategory encompasses articles that are not specifically classifiable under the preceding, more defined categories based on material, such as bamboo (4601.92) or rattan (4601.93), or other specific vegetable materials (4601.94). Essentially, any plaited or woven articles of plaiting materials that do not fall into these specific material-based sibling categories are directed here.

This category's scope is broad, encompassing a wide array of finished or semi-finished goods. This can include items constructed from a diverse range of vegetable-based plaiting materials not otherwise specified. For instance, products made from straw, reeds, rushes, palm leaves, or other such fibrous plant materials, when formed into plaits, strips, or woven sheets, and not specifically categorized elsewhere, would find their place within 4601.99.

Within HTS 4601.99, two subcategories exist to provide further refinement. HTS 4601.99.05.00 specifically covers "Plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, whether or not assembled into strips," capturing the intermediate forms of these materials. The broader HTS 4601.99.90.00, "Other," encompasses the remaining finished articles or more complex constructions that do not fit the description of simple plaits or strips, further delineating the diverse range of products covered by this "Other" classification.