Analysis
HTS 5506.10.00 covers of nylon or other polyamides under heading 5506 (synthetic staple fibers, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning).
The general duty rate is 5% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 55 (15th percentile of 133 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $500 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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 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.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 5% to 5.7%. The costliest confusion would be with 5506.20.00 (synthetic staple fibers, carded, combed or otherwise processed for…) at 5.7%, a difference of 0.7 points on the customs value.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 51.5%, 10.3 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5506.20.00 | Synthetic staple fibers, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning: of polyesters | 5.7% |
| 5506.30.00 | Acrylic or modacrylic | 5% |
| 5506.40.00 | Synthetic staple fibers, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning: of polypropylene | 5% |
| 5506.90.01 | Synthetic staple fibers, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning: other | 5% |