Analysis
HTS 5308.90.90 covers other: other (800) under heading 5308 (yarn of other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 2.7%. The costliest confusion would be with 5308.90.10 (other: paper yarn) at 2.7%, a difference of 2.7 points on the customs value.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 40% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 40% duty.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 77% of the 30 tariff lines in chapter 53 that are also free. 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), 5308.20.00 (true hemp yarn (800), duty-free) and 5308.90.10 (other: paper yarn, 2.7%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 313110 (Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills), an industry of 250 US establishments employing 18,290 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring 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% |