Analysis
HTS 5205.43.00 covers exceeding 43 nm but not exceeding 52 nm per single yarn under heading 5205 (cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85 percent or more by weight of…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from 3.7% to 12%. Compared with 5205.11.10 (unbleached, not mercerized (300)), which pays 3.7%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 4.9 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 8.6%. 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 8.6% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 52 (49th percentile of 222 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $860 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5205.11.10 | Unbleached, not mercerized (300) | 3.7% |
| 5205.11.20 | Not exceeding 14 nm: other (300) | 5% |
| 5205.12.10 | Unbleached, not mercerized (300) | 5.2% |
| 5205.12.20 | Exceeding 14 nm but not exceeding 43 nm: other (300) | 6.5% |
| 5205.13.10 | Unbleached, not mercerized (300) | 6.5% |
| 5205.13.20 | Exceeding 43 nm but not exceeding 52 nm: other (300) | 7.3% |
| 5205.14.10 | Unbleached, not mercerized (300) | 7.8% |
| 5205.14.20 | Exceeding 52 nm but not exceeding 80 nm: other (300) | 8.7% |
| 5205.15.10 | Unbleached, not mercerized (300) | 9.9% |
| 5205.15.20 | Exceeding 80 nm: other (300) | 12% |
| 5205.21.00 | Not exceeding 14 nm | 5.8% |
| 5205.22.00 | Exceeding 14 nm but not exceeding 43 nm | 7.3% |
| 5205.23.00 | Exceeding 43 nm but not exceeding 52 nm | 8.6% |
| 5205.24.00 | Exceeding 52 nm but not exceeding 80 nm | 9.9% |
| 5205.26.00 | Measuring less than 125 decitex but not less than 106.38 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number but not exceeding 94 metric number) | 12% |
| 5205.27.00 | Measuring less than 106.38 decitex but not less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 94 metric number but not exceeding 120 metric number) | 12% |
| 5205.28.00 | Measuring less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number) | 12% |
| 5205.31.00 | Not exceeding 14 nm per single yarn (300) | 5.8% |
| 5205.32.00 | Exceeding 14 nm but not exceeding 43 nm per single yarn (300) | 7.3% |
| 5205.33.00 | Exceeding 43 nm but not exceeding 52 nm per single yarn (300) | 8.6% |
| 5205.34.00 | Exceeding 52 nm but not exceeding 80 nm per single yarn (300) | 9.9% |
| 5205.35.00 | Exceeding 80 nm per single yarn (300) | 12% |
| 5205.41.00 | Not exceeding 14 nm per single yarn | 5% |
| 5205.42.00 | Exceeding 14 nm but not exceeding 43 nm per single yarn | 6.5% |
| 5205.44.00 | Exceeding 52 nm but not exceeding 80 nm per single yarn | 9.9% |
| 5205.46.00 | Measuring per single yarn less than 125 decitex but not less than 106.38 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number but not exceeding 94 metric number) | 12% |
| 5205.47.00 | Measuring per single yarn less than 106.38 decitex but not less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 94 metric number but not exceeding 120 metric number) | 12% |
| 5205.48.00 | Measuring per single yarn less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number) | 12% |