9606.29 - Other:

This HTS subheading, 9606.29, encompasses buttons that are not specifically classified under the preceding subheadings within 9606.2. This category serves as a residual classification for buttons not made of plastics (without textile covering) or base metal (without textile covering). It will include buttons made from a wide array of materials such as natural materials (e.g., shell, wood, bone), other types of plastics not specified in 9606.21, textiles where the textile is the primary component and not merely a covering on a base material, or combinations of materials that do not fit into the more specific categories.

The distinction between 9606.29 and its siblings, 9606.21 and 9606.22, lies primarily in the material composition and the presence or absence of textile coverings. While 9606.21 is exclusively for plastic buttons without textile covering, and 9606.22 is for base metal buttons without textile covering, 9606.29 captures all other buttons that do not meet these precise criteria. For example, a button made entirely of wood, a ceramic button, or a button where the primary material is fabric would fall under this "other" category.

Within the scope of 9606.29, further subcategories exist to refine classification. The primary subdivision, 9606.29.20.00, specifically addresses buttons made from acrylic resin, polyester resin, or a combination thereof, which are covered with textile material. The existence of this specific subcategory highlights the importance of the material composition and textile covering in determining the precise classification of buttons that are not otherwise explicitly defined by their base material. Any buttons not falling into this textile-covered resin category, nor into the preceding plastic or base metal categories, will be captured by the remaining "other" classification.