Analysis
HTS 5112.90.90 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 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 6.9% to 7%. The costliest confusion would be with 5112.90.30 (containing 30 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste, valued…) at 6.9%, a difference of 18.1 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: 5112.90.90.10 for mixed mainly or solely with cotton (410) and 5112.90.90.90 for other (410). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5112.90.30 | Containing 30 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste, valued over $33/kg (410) | 6.9% |
| 5112.90.40 | Tapestry fabrics and upholstery fabrics of a weight exceeding 300 g/m2 (414) | 7% |
| 5112.90.50 | Tapestry fabrics and upholstery fabrics of a weight not exceeding 140 g/m2 (414) | 7% |