# HS chapter 46: Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork

> HS chapter 46 covers manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork. It has 2 headings, 46.01 to 46.02, and 11 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. National tariff lines under chapter 46 are live on border.bot for the United States (49 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/46
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 46](https://border.bot/hs-codes/46)

## Key facts

- Chapter: 46
- Description: Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
- Headings: 2
- Subheadings: 11
- Edition: HS2022

## What this chapter covers

HS chapter 46 covers manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork.

It has 2 headings, 46.01 to 46.02, and 11 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.

### [46.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/4601) Plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, whether or not assembled into strips; plaiting materials, plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, bound together in parallel strands or woven, in sheet form, whether or not being finished articles (for example, mats, matting, screens)

- [4601.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/460121) Mats, matting and screens of vegetable materials: Of bamboo
- [4601.22](https://border.bot/hs-codes/460122) Mats, matting and screens of vegetable materials: Of rattan
- [4601.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/460129) Mats, matting and screens of vegetable materials: Other
- [4601.92](https://border.bot/hs-codes/460192) Other: Of bamboo
- [4601.93](https://border.bot/hs-codes/460193) Other: Of rattan
- [4601.94](https://border.bot/hs-codes/460194) Other: Of other vegetable materials
- [4601.99](https://border.bot/hs-codes/460199) Other: Other

### [46.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/4602) Basketwork, wickerwork and other articles, made directly to shape from plaiting materials or made up from goods of heading 46.01; articles of loofah

- [4602.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/460211) Of vegetable materials: Of bamboo
- [4602.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/460212) Of vegetable materials: Of rattan
- [4602.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/460219) Of vegetable materials: Other
- [4602.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/460290) Other


## What it doesn’t cover

Chapter 45, before it, covers cork and articles of cork; chapter 47, after it, covers pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard.

## How it is structured

Chapter 46 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (46.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more.

## In other countries

National tariff lines under chapter 46 are live on border.bot for the United States (49 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/46): 49 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous chapter: [45](https://border.bot/hs-codes/45) Cork and articles of cork
- Next chapter: [47](https://border.bot/hs-codes/47) Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS chapter 46 cover?

HS chapter 46 covers manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork.

### How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 46?

HS chapter 46 has 2 headings and 11 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 46?

National tariff lines under chapter 46 are live on border.bot for the United States (49 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/46.json