Analysis
HTS 5407.61.99 covers other: other under heading 5407 (woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 12 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.
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 14.9%. 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 14.9% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 54 (85th percentile of 123 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,490 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 81%, 5.4 times the general rate.
The ten-digit suffixes separate flat fabrics, weighing more than 170 g/m², flat fabrics, weighing more than 170 g/m², flat fabrics and weighing more than 170 g/m² and 2 more. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5407.61.99.05 | Flat fabrics (619) | m², kg | 313210 |
| 5407.61.99.10 | Other (619) | m², kg | 313210 |
| 5407.61.99.15 | Weighing more than 170 g/m² (620) | m², kg | 313210 |
| 5407.61.99.25 | Flat fabrics (619) | m², kg | 313210 |
| 5407.61.99.30 | Other (619) | m2, kg | 313210 |
| 5407.61.99.35 | Weighing more than 170 g/m² (620) | m², kg | 313210 |
| 5407.61.99.45 | Flat fabrics (619) | m², kg | 313210 |
| 5407.61.99.50 | Other (619) | m², kg | 313210 |
| 5407.61.99.55 | Weighing more than 170 g/m² (620) | m², kg | 313210 |
| 5407.61.99.65 | Flat fabrics (619) | m², kg | 313210 |
| 5407.61.99.70 | Other (619) | m2, kg | 313210 |
| 5407.61.99.75 | Weighing more than 170 g/m² (620) | m², kg | 313210 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5407.61.11 | Wholly of polyester, of single yarns measuring not less than 75 decitex but not more than 80 decitex, having 24 filaments per yarn and with a twist of 900 or more turns per meter (619) | 19.4¢/kg + 18% |
| 5407.61.19 | Dyed, measuring less than 77 cm in width or less than 77 cm between selvages, the thread count of which per cm (treating multiple (folded) or cabled yarns as single threads) is over 69 but not over 142 in the warp and over 31 but not over 71 in the filling: other (619) | 19.4¢/kg + 18% |
| 5407.61.21 | Wholly of polyester, of single yarns meas- uring not less than 75 decitex but not more than 80 decitex, having 24 filaments per yarn and with a twist of 900 or more turns per meter (619) | 12.2¢/kg + 11.3% |
| 5407.61.29 | Of yarns of different colors, the thread count of which per cm (treating multiple (folded) or cabled yarns as single threads) is over 69 but not over 142 in the warp and over 31 but not over 71 in the filling: other (619) | 12.2¢/kg + 11.3% |
| 5407.61.91 | Wholly of polyester, of single yarns meas- uring not less than 75 decitex but not more than 80 decitex, having 24 filaments per yarn and with a twist of 900 or more turns per meter (619) | 14.9% |