Analysis
HTS 5211.20.22 covers 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill 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 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 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.
For statistics it divides in two: 5211.20.22.20 for not napped (317) and 5211.20.22.40 for napped (317). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5211.20.21 | Bleached: plain weave | 8.4% |
| 5211.20.29 | Bleached: other fabrics | 8.4% |