HTS chapter · section XI
Chapter 54
Textiles and textile articles
Chapter 54 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule sits in section XI (textiles and textile articles). It has 8 headings and 131 eight-digit tariff lines.
The spread of 25 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here.
13 of its 123 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (11%) and 110 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 25%. The median line pays 8.8%.
8 of the lines carry specific or compound rates (per kilogram, per dozen and so on) rather than a percentage, so their burden depends on the unit value of the goods.
The most finely divided heading is 5407 (woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from…), with 48 lines; fine division usually means the rates or the trade statistics differ enough to be worth separating.
The heading with the highest median rate is 5407 (woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from…) at 14.9%.
Headings
| Heading | Description | Lines | Free | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5401 | Sewing thread of man-made filaments, whether or not put up for retail sale | 2 | 0 | 11.4% |
| 5402 | Synthetic filament yarn (other than sewing thread), not put up for retail sale, including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitex | 34 | 2 | 8% |
| 5403 | Artificial filament yarn (other than sewing thread), not put up for retail sale, including artificial monofilament of less than 67 decitex | 11 | 0 | 9.1% |
| 5404 | Synthetic monofilament of 67 decitex or more and of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1 mm; strip and the like (for example, artificial straw) of… | 6 | 1 | 6.9% |
| 5405 | Artificial monofilament of 67 decitex or more and of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1 mm; strip and the like (for example, artificial straw) of… | 2 | 0 | 6.35% |
| 5406 | Man-made filament yarn (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale | 2 | 0 | 7.5% |
| 5407 | Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading 5404 | 48 | 6 | 14.9% |
| 5408 | Woven fabrics of artificial filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading 5405 | 26 | 4 | 12% |