Analysis
HTS 5308.20.00 covers true hemp yarn (800) under heading 5308 (yarn of other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 2.7%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 5308.90.10 (other: paper yarn), at 2.7%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 2.7 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 77% of the 30 tariff lines in chapter 53. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The other lines in the same group are 5308.10.00 (yarn of other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn: coir…, duty-free), 5308.90.10 (other: paper yarn, 2.7%) and 5308.90.90 (other: other (800), duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 313110 (Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills), an industry of 250 US establishments employing 18,290 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5308.10.00 | Yarn of other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn: coir yarn | Free |
| 5308.90.10 | Other: paper yarn | 2.7% |
| 5308.90.90 | Other: other (800) | Free |