HTS tariff line · chapter 42
4202.32.80
Of vegetable fibers and not of pile or tufted construction: other (871)
Analysis
HTS 4202.32.80 covers of vegetable fibers and not of pile or tufted construction: other (871) under heading 4202 (trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, attache cases, briefcases, school satchels, spectacle…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 20%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 4202.32.20 (with outer surface of sheeting of plastics: other), at 20%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 14.3 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 5.7%. 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 40%, 7.0 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 5.7% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 42 (42nd percentile of 88 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $570 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4202.32.10 | Of reinforced or laminated plastics | 12.1¢/kg + 4.6% |
| 4202.32.20 | With outer surface of sheeting of plastics: other | 20% |
| 4202.32.40 | Of vegetable fibers and not of pile or tufted construction: of cotton (369) | 6.3% |
| 4202.32.85 | Containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | Free |
| 4202.32.91 | Other: of cotton (369) | 17.6% |
| 4202.32.93 | Of man-made fibers (670) | 17.6% |
| 4202.32.99 | Other: other (871) | 17.6% |