Analysis
HTS 5103.10.00 covers noils of wool or of fine animal hair under heading 5103 (waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding…).
The general rate is 2.6¢/kg, 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 GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 2.6¢/kg. 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 other lines in the same group are 5103.20.00 (waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including…, 2.6¢/kg) and 5103.30.00 (waste of coarse animal hair, 7%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 314999 (All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills), an industry of 2,241 US establishments employing 26,500 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5103.20.00 | Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding garnetted stock: other waste of wool or of fine animal hair | 2.6¢/kg |
| 5103.30.00 | Waste of coarse animal hair | 7% |