Analysis
Heading 5111 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers woven fabrics of carded wool or of carded fine animal hair. It divides into 5 six-digit subheadings and 16 eight-digit tariff lines, with 20 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
The spread of 18.1 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 25%, applies to 5111.11.70 (other: other) and 5111.19.60 (other: other).
None of its 16 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 6.9% to 25% with a median of 7%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The largest subheadings are 5111.90 (other, 4 lines), 5111.11 (of a weight not exceeding 300 g/m2, 3 lines), 5111.19 (other, 3 lines) and 5111.20 (other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made…, 3 lines).
Its median rate of 7% sits at the 73rd percentile of the headings in chapter 51.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Broadwoven Fabric Mills (313210). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5111.11.20 | Tapestry fabrics and upholstery fabrics of a weight not exceeding 140 g/m2 (414) | 7% |
| 5111.11.30 | Hand-woven, with a loom width of less than 76 cm (410) | 10% |
| 5111.11.70 | Other: other | 25% |
| 5111.19.10 | Tapestry fabrics and upholstery fabrics (414) | 7% |
| 5111.19.20 | Hand-woven, with a loom width of less than 76 cm (410) | 10% |
| 5111.19.60 | Other: other | 25% |
| 5111.20.05 | Tapestry fabrics and upholstery fabrics of a weight exceeding 300 g/m2 (414) | 7% |
| 5111.20.10 | Tapestry fabrics and upholstery fabrics of a weight not exceeding 140 g/m2 (414) | 7% |
| 5111.20.90 | Other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments: other (410) | 25% |
| 5111.30.05 | Tapestry fabrics and upholstery fabrics of a weight exceeding 300 g/m2 (414) | 7% |
| 5111.30.10 | Tapestry fabrics and upholstery fabrics of a weight not exceeding 140 g/m2 (414) | 7% |
| 5111.30.90 | Other, mixed mainly or solely with man-made staple fibers: other (410) | 25% |
| 5111.90.30 | Containing 30 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste, valued over $33/kg (410) | 6.9% |
| 5111.90.40 | Tapestry fabrics and upholstery fabrics of a weight exceeding 300 g/m2 (414) | 7% |
| 5111.90.50 | Tapestry fabrics and upholstery fabrics of a weight not exceeding 140 g/m2 (414) | 7% |
| 5111.90.90 | Other: other (410) | 25% |