Analysis
HTS 4601.29.80 covers other: floor coverings under heading 4601 (plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, whether or not assembled into strips…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 3.3% to 8%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 4601.29.90 (other: other), at 8%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 8 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 40% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 40% duty.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 27% of the 48 tariff lines in chapter 46. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The other lines in the same group are 4601.29.40 (woven or partly assembled: of willow, 3.3%), 4601.29.60 (woven or partly assembled: other, 4.8%) and 4601.29.90 (other: other, 8%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 321999 (All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing), an industry of 2,327 US establishments employing 31,381 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4601.29.40 | Woven or partly assembled: of willow | 3.3% |
| 4601.29.60 | Woven or partly assembled: other | 4.8% |
| 4601.29.90 | Other: other | 8% |