Analysis
HTS 5209.42.00 covers of yarns of different colors: denim 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 4 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 5.4 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 8.4%. 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 8.4% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 52 (45th percentile of 222 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $840 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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% |
| 5209.41.60 | Plain weave: other | 7.5% |
| 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% |