Analysis
HTS 5211.31.00 covers dyed: 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.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 8.4%. The costliest confusion would be with 5211.51.00 (printed: plain weave) at duty-free, a difference of 8.1 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 8.1%. 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 8.1% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 52 (37th percentile of 222 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $810 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 25.9%, 3.2 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5211.11.00 | Unbleached: plain weave | 7.7% |
| 5211.12.00 | 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 7.7% |
| 5211.19.00 | Unbleached: other fabrics | 7.7% |
| 5211.20.21 | Bleached: plain weave | 8.4% |
| 5211.20.22 | 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8.4% |
| 5211.20.29 | Bleached: other fabrics | 8.4% |
| 5211.32.00 | 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8.1% |
| 5211.39.00 | Dyed: other fabrics | 8.1% |
| 5211.41.00 | Of yarns of different colors: plain weave | 8.1% |
| 5211.42.00 | Of yarns of different colors: denim | 8.1% |
| 5211.43.00 | Of yarns of different colors: other fabrics of 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8.1% |
| 5211.49.00 | Of yarns of different colors: other fabrics | 8.1% |
| 5211.51.00 | Printed: plain weave | Free |
| 5211.52.00 | 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill | 8.1% |
| 5211.59.00 | Printed: other fabrics | 8.1% |