Analysis
Subheading 5212.25 covers printed, within heading 5212. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
Every one of its 2 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the subheading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
The US splits it as follows: 5212.25.10 for containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair (duty-free) and 5212.25.60 for printed: other (duty-free).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Broadwoven Fabric Mills (313210). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Goods only reach 5212.25 once they fall within heading 5212 (other woven fabrics of cotton). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5212.25.10 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | Free |
| 5212.25.60 | Printed: other | Free |