Analysis
HTS 5402.11.30 covers of aramids: single yarn under heading 5402 (synthetic filament yarn (other than sewing thread), not put up for retail sale, including…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 8.8%. The costliest confusion would be with 5402.49.11 (colored multifilament, of modacrylic, untwisted or with a twist of…) at duty-free, a difference of 8.8 points on the customs value.
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 8.8%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 50%, 5.7 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 8.8% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 54 (48th percentile of 123 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $880 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5402.11.30.10 | Monofilament; multifilament, untwisted or with twist of less than 5 turns per meter | kg | 325220 |
| 5402.11.30.30 | Multifilament, with twist of 5 turns or more per meter (606) | kg | 325220 |
| 5402.11.30.50 | Monofilament; multifilament, untwisted or with twist of less than 5 turns per meter | kg | 325220 |
| 5402.11.30.70 | Multifilament, with twist of 5 turns or more per meter (606) | kg | 325220 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5402.11.60 | Multiple (folded) or cabled (606) | 8% |
| 5402.19.30 | Other: single yarn | 8.8% |
| 5402.19.60 | Multiple (folded) or cabled (606) | 8% |
| 5402.20.30 | High tenacity yarn of polyesters, whether or not textured: single yarn | 8.8% |
| 5402.20.60 | Multiple (folded) or cabled (606) | 7.5% |
| 5402.31.30 | Of nylon or other polyamides, measuring per single yarn not more than 500 decitex: single yarn (600) | 8.8% |
| 5402.31.60 | Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn (600) | 8% |
| 5402.32.30 | Of nylon or other polyamides, measuring per single yarn more than 500 decitex: single yarn (600) | 8% |
| 5402.32.60 | Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn (600) | 8% |
| 5402.33.30 | Of polyesters: single yarn (600) | 8.8% |
| 5402.33.60 | Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn (600) | 8% |
| 5402.34.30 | Of polypropylene: single yarn (600) | 8.8% |
| 5402.34.60 | Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn (600) | 8% |
| 5402.39.31 | Other: single yarn | 8.8% |
| 5402.39.61 | Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn | 8% |
| 5402.44.00 | Other yarn, single, untwisted or with a twist not exceeding 50 turns/m: elastomeric | 8% |
| 5402.45.10 | Colored multifilament, untwisted or with a twist of less than 5 turns per meter, measuring not less than 22 decitex per filament, certified by the importer to be used in the manufacture of wigs for dolls | Free |
| 5402.45.90 | Other, of nylon or other polyamides: other | 8% |
| 5402.46.00 | Other yarn, single, untwisted or with a twist not exceeding 50 turns/m: other, of polyesters, partially oriented | 8.8% |
| 5402.47.10 | Wholly of polyester, measuring not less than 75 decitex but not more than 80 decitex, and having 24 filaments per yarn | 8% |
| 5402.47.90 | Other, of polyesters: other | 8% |
| 5402.48.00 | Other yarn, single, untwisted or with a twist not exceeding 50 turns/m: other, of polypropylene | 8% |
| 5402.49.11 | Colored multifilament, of modacrylic, untwisted or with a twist of less than 5 turns per meter, measuring not less than 22 decitex per filament, certified by the importer to be used in the manufacture of wigs for dolls | Free |
| 5402.49.91 | Other: other | 8% |
| 5402.51.00 | Of nylon or other polyamides (606) | 8.8% |
| 5402.52.10 | Wholly of polyester, measuring not less than 75 decitex but not more than 80 decitex, and having 24 filaments per yarn (606) | 8.8% |
| 5402.52.90 | Of polyesters: other (606) | 8.8% |
| 5402.53.00 | Of polypropylene (606) | 8% |
| 5402.59.01 | Other yarn, single, with a twist exceeding 50 turns/m: other (606) | 8% |
| 5402.61.00 | Of nylon or other polyamides (606) | 7.5% |
| 5402.62.00 | Of polyesters (606) | 7.5% |
| 5402.63.00 | Of polypropylene (606) | 7.5% |
| 5402.69.01 | Other yarn, multiple (folded) or cabled: other (606) | 7.5% |