Analysis
Subheading 5404.19 covers other, within heading 5404. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
None of its 2 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 2.7% to 6.9% with a median of 4.800000000000001%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 5404.19.10 for other: racket strings (2.7%) and 5404.19.80 for other: other (6.9%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing (325220) and Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing (339920). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Goods only reach 5404.19 once they fall within heading 5404 (synthetic monofilament of 67 decitex or more and of which no cross-sectional dimension…). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5404.19.10 | Other: racket strings | 2.7% |
| 5404.19.80 | Other: other | 6.9% |