5309.29.20

Analysis

HTS 5309.29.20 covers containing more than 17 percent by weight of wool or fine animal hair (410) under heading 5309 (woven fabrics of flax).

Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to duty-free. Compared with 5309.29.40 (other: other), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 14.5 percentage points.

Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Israel FTA, and 9 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 14.5%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.

The general duty rate is 14.5% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 53 (95th percentile of 30 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,450 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.

The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 6.2 times the general rate.