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Eco-friendly home products have no single HS code: a bamboo basket, a bamboo chair, a candle and a ceramic plate each take a different heading, so classify by product family and confirm the national code before filing.
Ornamental terracotta crafts sit under indicative heading 6913, at subheading 6913.90 for pieces other than porcelain or china, while usable tableware stays at 6912 and national codes run to 8-10 digits in the US, EU and UK.
Handmade candles sit under indicative heading 3406, candles, tapers and the like, with a single six-digit line 340600; the EU splits scented and plain candles at eight digits while the US and UK keep one line each.
A nakshi kantha has no single HS code: a layered quilt takes 9404.40 and an unfilled embroidered bedspread takes 6304.19. Confirm the full national code for your exact piece before filing.
Seagrass baskets sit in heading 4602 at 4602.19, the other vegetable materials line, because seagrass has no named bamboo or rattan line — confirm the full national code, including the US wickerwork and other split, before filing.
Bamboo baskets sit in heading 4602, at 4602.11 for bamboo, with US lines splitting baskets and bags by wickerwork, fishing creels and luggage, and UK lines splitting handmade from other pieces — confirm the full national code before filing.
Bamboo seats are tested against 9401.52 and other bamboo furniture against 9403.82, both indicative: confirm the full national code in the destination tariff, check the material split from rattan and cane, and use a binding decision for borderline pieces.
There is no single HS code for home decor items: ceramic ornaments sit in 6913, decorative glassware in 7013, wooden ornaments in 4420 and metal ornaments in 8306, so classify each piece by material and function and confirm the full national code before filing.
Metal office furniture sits at 9403.10 and wooden office furniture at 9403.30, while office chairs are seats under 9401: swivel chairs with height adjustment at 9401.31 or 9401.39. Confirm the full national code before filing.
Wooden furniture that is not a seat sits in heading 9403 — 9403.30 offices, 9403.40 kitchens, 9403.50 bedrooms, 9403.60 other — while wooden seats take heading 9401 and parts 9403.91. All lines are indicative: verify the national code before filing.
Indicative HS headings for agricultural machinery: 8432 for soil preparation, 8433 for harvesting, 8434 for dairy and 8436 for other agricultural work, with tractors in 8701 - verify the full 8-10 digit national code before filing.
Steel spans Chapter 72 for material and Chapter 73 for finished articles. This guide maps the indicative headings by alloy class, form, width, coating and tube method, plus US, EU and UK national codes to confirm.
