Analysis
HTS 5106.20.00 covers containing less than 85 percent by weight of wool (400) under heading 5106 (yarn of carded wool, not put up for retail sale).
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%. 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 55.5%, 9.2 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 6% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 51 (54th percentile of 82 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $600 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The other line in the same group is 5106.10.00 (containing 85 percent or more by weight of wool, 6%).
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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5106.10.00 | Containing 85 percent or more by weight of wool | 6% |