Analysis
Heading 5308 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers yarn of other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn. It divides into 3 six-digit subheadings and 4 eight-digit tariff lines, with 4 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
3 of its 4 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (75%) and 1 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 2.7%. The median line pays duty-free.
The largest subheadings are 5308.90 (other, 2 lines), 5308.10 (unnamed, 1 line) and 5308.20 (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 Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills (313110). 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.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5308.10.00 | Yarn of other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn: coir yarn | Free |
| 5308.20.00 | True hemp yarn (800) | Free |
| 5308.90.10 | Other: paper yarn | 2.7% |
| 5308.90.90 | Other: other (800) | Free |