4602.12.45.00 - Other 🖩

This HTS category, 4602.12.45.00, encompasses "Other" articles of rattan that are not specifically classified under a more precise subheading. It falls within the broader group of basketwork, wickerwork, and other articles made directly from plaiting materials or from articles of heading 4601, and specifically pertains to items manufactured from vegetable materials.

The distinction from the sibling category, 4602.12.35.00 (Wickerwork), is crucial. While "Wickerwork" typically refers to items constructed by interlacing pliable pliable strands of plant material, often with a more open and flexible structure, this "Other" category captures rattan articles that may be formed through different construction methods, or possess characteristics not fitting the typical definition of wickerwork. This could include items that are more rigidly constructed, molded, or feature elements not primarily formed by weaving.

As this is a leaf node, there are no further subcategories. Therefore, classification under 4602.12.45.00 is determined by the absence of a more specific rattan article classification. Importers and exporters should meticulously review the physical characteristics, manufacturing process, and intended use of their rattan goods to ensure they do not fit into a more narrowly defined subheading before assigning this residual "Other" classification.