Analysis
HTS 5210.31.60 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 4 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 12.2%. 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 general duty rate is 12.2% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 52 (88th percentile of 222 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,220 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 10% to 15.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 5210.31.80 (of number 69 or higher number) at 15.5%, a difference of 3.3 points on the customs value.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 32.7%, 2.7 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5210.31.40 | Of number 42 or lower number | 10% |
| 5210.31.80 | Of number 69 or higher number | 15.5% |