5512

Analysis

Heading 5512 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing 85 percent or more by weight of synthetic staple fibers. It divides into 6 six-digit subheadings and 6 eight-digit tariff lines, with 56 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.

None of its 6 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 12% to 14.9% with a median of 12%, so the line you choose sets the duty.

The largest subheadings are 5512.11 (unnamed, 1 line), 5512.19 (unnamed, 1 line), 5512.21 (unnamed, 1 line) and 5512.29 (unnamed, 1 line).

By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Broadwoven Fabric Mills (313210). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.

Its median rate of 12% sits at the 58th percentile of the headings in chapter 55.

The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.