Analysis
HTS 5211.20.21 covers bleached: plain weave under heading 5211 (woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 percent by weight of cotton, mixed…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 5 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 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.
The other lines in the same group are 5211.20.22 (3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, 8.4%) and 5211.20.29 (bleached: other fabrics, 8.4%).
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 22.9%, 2.7 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5211.20.22 | 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8.4% |
| 5211.20.29 | Bleached: other fabrics | 8.4% |