Analysis
HTS 5501.19.00 covers of nylon or other polyamides: other under heading 5501 (synthetic filament tow).
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 7.5%. 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 7.5% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 55 (23rd percentile of 133 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $750 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 6.0 times the general rate.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325220 (Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing), an industry of 129 US establishments employing 13,925 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5501.11.00 | Of nylon or other polyamides: of aramids | 7.5% |
| 5501.20.00 | Synthetic filament tow: of polyesters | 7.5% |
| 5501.30.00 | Acrylic or modacrylic | 7.5% |
| 5501.40.00 | Synthetic filament tow: of polypropylene | 7.5% |
| 5501.90.01 | Synthetic filament tow: other | 7.5% |