Analysis
HTS 5510.12.00 covers multiple (folded) or cabled yarn (603) under heading 5510 (yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibers, not put up for retail sale).
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 10.6%. 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 7.5% to 13.2%. The costliest confusion would be with 5510.30.00 (yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibers, not put…) at 7.5%, a difference of 3.1 points on the customs value.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 61.5%, 5.8 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 10.6% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 55 (45th percentile of 133 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,060 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5510.11.00 | Containing 85 percent or more by weight of artificial staple fibers: single yarn (603) | 9% |
| 5510.20.00 | Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibers, not put up for retail sale: other yarn, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair (607) | 10.2% |
| 5510.30.00 | Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibers, not put up for retail sale: other yarn, mixed mainly or solely with cotton (607) | 7.5% |
| 5510.90.20 | Mixed mainly or solely with synthetic staple fibers: single yarn (607) | 9% |
| 5510.90.40 | Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn (607) | 10.6% |
| 5510.90.60 | Other yarn: other (607) | 13.2% |