Analysis
HTS 5101.21.70 covers other: other under heading 5101 (wool, not carded or combed).
The general rate is 6.5¢/kg + 5.3%, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Israel FTA, and 9 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 6.5¢/kg + 5.3%. 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.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 313110 (Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills), an industry of 250 US establishments employing 18,290 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
The general rate of 6.5¢/kg + 5.3% has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5101.21.10 | Wool for special uses | Free |
| 5101.21.15 | Unimproved wool; other wool, not finer than 40s | Free |
| 5101.21.30 | Other: other wool, finer than 40s but not finer than 44s | Free |
| 5101.21.35 | Other: other wool, finer than 44s | Free |
| 5101.21.40 | Not processed in any manner beyond the degreased condition: other | 20.6¢/clean kg |
| 5101.21.65 | Unimproved wool; other wool, not finer than 46s. | Free |