6116.99.48.00 - Without fourchettes (631)

This HTS subcategory, 6116.99.48.00, encompasses knitted or crocheted gloves, mittens, and mitts that are not made of the textile materials specified in preceding subheadings within the "Of other textile materials" group. Crucially, these items are characterized by their absence of "fourchettes." Fourchettes, in the context of gloves, refer to the triangular pieces of fabric inserted at the base of the fingers, between the thumb and the forefinger, and between the other fingers.

This classification is distinguished from its sibling category, 6116.99.54.00, by this specific construction detail. The sibling category covers similar knitted or crocheted gloves, mittens, and mitts made of other textile materials but *with* the presence of fourchettes, indicating a structural difference in how the finger seams are constructed and finished. Therefore, classification hinges on the presence or absence of these inserted fabric pieces.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS structure, there are no further subcategories to introduce. Classification within 6116.99.48.00 is determined by the material composition (falling under "other textile materials" but not specific listed ones) and the absence of fourchettes in the knitted or crocheted glove, mitten, or mitt construction.