Analysis
HTS 5209.41.60 covers plain weave: other 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.
Within this group the rate runs from 3% to 8.4%. Compared with 5209.51.30 (certified hand-loomed fabrics), which pays 3%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 4.5 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 7.5%. 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 7.5% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 52 (25th percentile of 222 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $750 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
For statistics it divides in two: 5209.41.60.20 for not napped (218) and 5209.41.60.40 for napped (218). 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% |
| 5209.22.00 | 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 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% |
| 5209.42.00 | 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% |