HTS heading · chapter 54
5403
Artificial filament yarn (other than sewing thread), not put up for retail sale, including artificial monofilament of less than 67 decitex
Analysis
Heading 5403 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers artificial filament yarn (other than sewing thread), not put up for retail sale, including artificial monofilament of less than 67 decitex. It divides into 8 six-digit subheadings and 11 eight-digit tariff lines, with 15 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
None of its 11 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 7.5% to 10% with a median of 9.1%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The largest subheadings are 5403.10 (high tenacity yarn of viscose rayon, 2 lines), 5403.39 (other, 2 lines), 5403.49 (other, 2 lines) and 5403.31 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing (325220). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Its median rate of 9.1% sits at the 54th percentile of the headings in chapter 54.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5403.10.30 | High tenacity yarn of viscose rayon: single yarn | 10% |
| 5403.10.60 | Multiple (folded) or cabled (606) | 9.1% |
| 5403.31.00 | Of viscose rayon, untwisted or with a twist not ex- ceeding 120 turns/m | 10% |
| 5403.32.00 | Of viscose rayon, with a twist exceeding 120 turns/m (606) | 10% |
| 5403.33.00 | Of cellulose acetate | 8.8% |
| 5403.39.10 | Textured yarn (600) | 10% |
| 5403.39.90 | Other: other | 8% |
| 5403.41.00 | Of viscose rayon (606) | 9.1% |
| 5403.42.00 | Of cellulose acetate (606) | 8% |
| 5403.49.10 | Textured yarn (600) | 9.1% |
| 5403.49.90 | Other: other (606) | 7.5% |