5408.32.90

Analysis

HTS 5408.32.90 covers other: other under heading 5408 (woven fabrics of artificial filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 6 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.

Rates on the nearby lines range from 6.9% to 19.7%. The costliest confusion would be with 5408.32.30 (containing 30 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste, valued…) at 6.9%, a difference of 8.1 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 15%. 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 15% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 54 (95th percentile of 123 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,500 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 mixed mainly or solely with synthetic…, poplin or broadcloth, sheeting, printcloth and satin weave or twill weave. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.