Analysis
HTS 5407.92.10 covers mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair: other 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.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 14.9% to 25%. The costliest confusion would be with 5407.92.05 (containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair) at 25%, a difference of 13 points on the customs value.
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 12%. 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 12% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 54 (67th percentile of 123 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,200 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 80.5%, 6.7 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 5407.92.10.10 for not combed (624) and 5407.92.10.20 for combed (624). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5407.92.05 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 25% |
| 5407.92.20 | Dyed: other | 14.9% |