Analysis
HTS 5202.10.00 covers yarn waste (including thread waste) under heading 5202 (cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 4.3%. The costliest confusion would be with 5202.91.00 (other: garnetted stock) at 4.3%, a difference of 4.3 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 7% of the 222 tariff lines in chapter 52 that are also free. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 314999 (All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills), an industry of 2,241 US establishments employing 26,500 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |