Analysis
Heading 5202 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock). It divides into 3 six-digit subheadings and 6 eight-digit tariff lines, with 6 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
4 of its 5 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (80%) and 1 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 4.3%. The median line pays duty-free.
Its median rate of duty-free sits at the 3rd percentile of the headings in chapter 52.
1 of the lines carry specific or compound rates (per kilogram, per dozen and so on) rather than a percentage, so their burden depends on the unit value of the goods.
The largest subheadings are 5202.99 (other, 4 lines), 5202.10 (unnamed, 1 line) and 5202.91 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills (314999). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5202.10.00 | Yarn waste (including thread waste) | Free |
| 5202.91.00 | Other: garnetted stock | 4.3% |
| 5202.99.05 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | Free |
| 5202.99.10 | Described in additional U.S. note 9 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | Free |
| 5202.99.30 | Card strips made from cotton having a staple length under 30.1625 mm (1-3/16 inches) and lap waste, sliver waste and roving waste: other | 7.8¢/kg |
| 5202.99.50 | Other: other | Free |