Analysis
HTS 5210.29.60 covers of numbers 43 to 68 under heading 5210 (woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 percent by weight of cotton, mixed…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.
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 11.4%. 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.
Within this group the rate runs from 8.1% to 14.7%. Compared with 5210.29.40 (of number 42 or lower number), which pays 8.1%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 3.3 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 11.4% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 52 (81st percentile of 222 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,140 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
For statistics it divides in two: 5210.29.60.20 for oxford cloth (227) and 5210.29.60.90 for other (220). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 29.7%, 2.6 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5210.29.10 | 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill (317) | 10.3% |
| 5210.29.20 | Satin weave or twill weave, other than 3-thread or 4-thread twill or cross twill | 10.3% |
| 5210.29.40 | Of number 42 or lower number | 8.1% |
| 5210.29.80 | Of number 69 or higher number | 14.7% |