5112.11.30

Analysis

HTS 5112.11.30 covers of wool yarns with an average fiber diameter of 18.5 microns or less under heading 5112 (woven fabrics of combed wool or of combed fine animal hair). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.

Rates on the nearby lines range from 7% to 25%. The costliest confusion would be with 5112.11.10 (tapestry fabrics and upholstery fabrics of a weight not exceeding 140…) at 7%, a difference of 18 points on the customs value.

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 25%. 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 25% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 51 (93rd percentile of 82 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $2,500 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.

The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 68.5%, 2.7 times the general rate.

For statistics it divides in two: 5112.11.30.30 for containing fine animal hair (410) and 5112.11.30.60 for other (410). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.