Analysis
HTS 5402.61.00 covers of nylon or other polyamides (606) under heading 5402 (synthetic filament yarn (other than sewing thread), not put up for retail sale, including…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 8.8%. Compared with 5402.49.11 (colored multifilament, of modacrylic, untwisted or with a twist of…), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 7.5 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 7.5%. 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 7.5% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 54 (21st percentile of 123 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $750 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 55%, 7.3 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5402.11.30 | Of aramids: single yarn | 8.8% |
| 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% |
| 5402.62.00 | 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% |