Analysis
HTS 5309.29.40 covers other: other under heading 5309 (woven fabrics of flax). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 14.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 5309.29.20 (containing more than 17 percent by weight of wool or fine animal hair…), at 14.5%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 14.5 percentage points.
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.
For statistics it divides in two: 5309.29.40.10 for of a width exceeding 127 cm (810) and 5309.29.40.90 for other (810). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
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.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5309.29.20 | Containing more than 17 percent by weight of wool or fine animal hair (410) | 14.5% |
| 5309.29.30 | Containing cotton and man-made fibers | Free |