5302

Analysis

Heading 5302 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers true hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of true hemp (including yarn waste and garnetted stock). It divides into 2 six-digit subheadings and 2 eight-digit tariff lines, with 2 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.

Every one of its 2 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the heading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.

The largest subheadings are 5302.10 (unnamed, 1 line) and 5302.90 (unnamed, 1 line).

Its median rate of duty-free sits at the 38th percentile of the headings in chapter 53.

By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming (111998) and All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills (314999). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.

The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.