Analysis
HTS 5407.69.20 covers other: dyed under heading 5407 (woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 14.9%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 5407.69.30 (the thread count of which per cm (treating multiple (folded) or…), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 14.9 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 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.
For statistics it divides in two: 5407.69.20.10 for weighing not more than 170 g/m² (619) and 5407.69.20.60 for weighing more than 170 g/m² (620). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5407.69.10 | Unbleached or bleached | 14.9% |
| 5407.69.30 | 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 (620) | Free |
| 5407.69.40 | Of yarns of different colors: other | 8.5% |
| 5407.69.90 | Other: printed | 14.9% |