Analysis
HTS 5206.12.00 covers exceeding 14 nm but not exceeding 43 nm (300) under heading 5206 (cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85 percent by weight of…).
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 9.2%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 40%, 4.3 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 9.2% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 52 (60th percentile of 222 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $920 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 313110 (Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills), an industry of 250 US establishments employing 18,290 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5206.11.00 | Not exceeding 14 nm (300) | 9.2% |
| 5206.13.00 | Exceeding 43 nm but not exceeding 52 nm (300) | 9.2% |
| 5206.14.00 | Exceeding 52 nm but not exceeding 80 nm (300) | 9.2% |
| 5206.15.00 | Exceeding 80 nm (300) | 9.2% |
| 5206.21.00 | Not exceeding 14 nm (301) | 9.2% |
| 5206.22.00 | Exceeding 14 nm but not exceeding 43 nm (301) | 9.2% |
| 5206.23.00 | Exceeding 43 nm but not exceeding 52 nm (301) | 9.2% |
| 5206.24.00 | Exceeding 52 nm but not exceeding 80 nm (301) | 9.2% |
| 5206.25.00 | Exceeding 80 nm (301) | 9.2% |
| 5206.31.00 | Not exceeding 14 nm per single yarn (300) | 9.2% |
| 5206.32.00 | Exceeding 14 nm but not exceeding 43 nm per single yarn (300) | 9.2% |
| 5206.33.00 | Exceeding 43 nm but not exceeding 52 nm per single yarn (300) | 9.2% |
| 5206.34.00 | Exceeding 52 nm but not exceeding 80 nm per single yarn (300) | 9.2% |
| 5206.35.00 | Exceeding 80 nm per single yarn (300) | 9.2% |
| 5206.41.00 | Not exceeding 14 nm per single yarn (301) | 9.2% |
| 5206.42.00 | Exceeding 14 nm but not exceeding 43 nm per single yarn (301) | 9.2% |
| 5206.43.00 | Exceeding 43 nm but not exceeding 52 nm per single yarn (301) | 9.2% |
| 5206.44.00 | Exceeding 52 nm but not exceeding 80 nm per single yarn (301) | 9.2% |
| 5206.45.00 | Exceeding 80 nm per single yarn (301) | 9.2% |