5112.19.95

Analysis

HTS 5112.19.95 covers other: other under heading 5112 (woven fabrics of combed wool or of combed fine animal hair). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 6 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.

Neighbouring lines carry rates from 7% to 25%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 5112.19.20 (tapestry fabrics and upholstery fabrics (414)), at 7%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 18 percentage points.

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.

The ten-digit suffixes separate weighing not more than 270 g/m2, weighing more than 270 g/m2 but not…, weighing more than 340 g/m2, weighing not more than 270 g/m2, weighing more than 270 g/m2 but not… and weighing more than 340 g/m2. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.