Analysis
HTS 5105.40.00 covers coarse animal hair, carded or combed under heading 5105 (wool and fine or coarse animal hair, carded or combed (including combed wool in fragments)).
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 35% of the 82 tariff lines in chapter 51, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 20% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 20% duty.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 313110 (Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills), an industry of 250 US establishments employing 18,290 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5105.10.00 | Wool and fine or coarse animal hair, carded or combed (including combed wool in fragments): carded wool (400) | 6.5¢/kg + 5.3% |
| 5105.21.00 | Combed wool in fragments (400) | 3.7¢/kg + 3% |
| 5105.29.00 | Wool tops and other combed wool: other (400) | 3.9¢/kg + 3.1% |
| 5105.31.00 | Of Kashmir (cashmere) goats (400) | 6.8¢/kg + 5.5% |
| 5105.39.00 | Fine animal hair, carded or combed: other (400) | 6.8¢/kg + 5.5% |