Analysis
HTS 5505.20.00 covers of artificial fibers under heading 5505 (waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock) of man-made fibers).
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 7% of the 133 tariff lines in chapter 55, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other line in the same group is 5505.10.00 (of synthetic fibers, duty-free).
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 concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 10% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 10% duty.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5505.10.00 | Of synthetic fibers | Free |