Analysis
HTS 5103.30.00 covers waste of coarse animal hair under heading 5103 (waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding…).
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 7%. 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 general duty rate is 7% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 51 (73rd percentile of 82 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $700 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 30%, 4.3 times the general rate.
The other lines in the same group are 5103.10.00 (noils of wool or of fine animal hair, 2.6¢/kg) and 5103.20.00 (waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including…, 2.6¢/kg).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5103.10.00 | Noils of wool or of fine animal hair | 2.6¢/kg |
| 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 |