HTS subheading · chapter 50
5006.00
Silk yarn and yarn spun from silk waste, put up for retail sale; silkworm gut
Analysis
Subheading 5006.00 covers silk yarn and yarn spun from silk waste, put up for retail sale; silkworm gut, within heading 5006. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
Every one of its 2 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the subheading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
The US splits it as follows: 5006.00.10 for containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (duty-free) and 5006.00.90 for silk yarn and yarn spun from silk waste, put up for retail sale… (duty-free).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills (313110). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5006.00.10 | Containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | Free |
| 5006.00.90 | Silk yarn and yarn spun from silk waste, put up for retail sale; silkworm gut: other (800) | Free |