Analysis
HTS 4010.12.90 covers reinforced only with textile materials: other under heading 4010 (conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of vulcanized rubber).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 4.1% to 8%. The costliest confusion would be with 4010.12.50 (of a width exceeding 20 cm) at 8%, a difference of 6.1 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 1.9% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 40 (41st percentile of 142 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $190 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 1.9%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 25%, 13.2 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4010.12.10 | With textile components in which vegetable fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber | 4.1% |
| 4010.12.50 | Of a width exceeding 20 cm | 8% |
| 4010.12.55 | With textile components in which man-made fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber: other | 6.4% |