Analysis
HTS 5209.22.00 covers 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill under heading 5209 (woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton, weighing more…). 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 3% to 8.4%. The costliest confusion would be with 5209.51.30 (certified hand-loomed fabrics) at 3%, a difference of 4.7 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 7.7%. 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 7.7% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 52 (26th percentile of 222 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $770 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
For statistics it divides in two: 5209.22.00.20 for not napped (317) and 5209.22.00.40 for napped (317). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5209.11.00 | Unbleached: plain weave | 6.5% |
| 5209.12.00 | 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 6.5% |
| 5209.19.00 | Unbleached: other fabrics | 6.5% |
| 5209.21.00 | Bleached: plain weave | 7.7% |
| 5209.29.00 | Bleached: other fabrics | 7.7% |
| 5209.31.30 | Certified hand-loomed fabrics | 3% |
| 5209.31.60 | Plain weave: other | 8.4% |
| 5209.32.00 | 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8.4% |
| 5209.39.00 | Dyed: other fabrics | 8.4% |
| 5209.41.30 | Certified hand-loomed fabrics | 3% |
| 5209.41.60 | Plain weave: other | 7.5% |
| 5209.42.00 | Of yarns of different colors: denim | 8.4% |
| 5209.43.00 | Of yarns of different colors: other fabrics of 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8.4% |
| 5209.49.00 | Of yarns of different colors: other fabrics | 8.4% |
| 5209.51.30 | Certified hand-loomed fabrics | 3% |
| 5209.51.60 | Plain weave: other | 8.4% |
| 5209.52.00 | 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8.4% |
| 5209.59.00 | Printed: other fabrics | 8.4% |