Analysis
HTS 5007.90.60 covers other fabrics: other under heading 5007 (woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.
The general duty rate is 3.9% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 50 (92nd percentile of 13 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $390 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 3.9%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 5007.20.00 (woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste: other fabrics, containing 85…), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 3.9 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Caribbean Basin Initiative, and 10 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3.9%. 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 90%, 23.1 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5007.10.30 | Containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 0.8% |
| 5007.10.60 | Fabrics of noil silk: other | 3.9% |
| 5007.20.00 | Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste: other fabrics, containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or of silk waste other than noil silk | Free |
| 5007.90.30 | Containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 0.8% |