Analysis
HTS 5513.11.00 covers of polyester staple fibers, plain weave under heading 5513 (woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing less than 85 percent by weight of…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 8.5% to 14.9%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 5513.49.90 (other woven fabrics: other), at 8.5%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 6.4 percentage points.
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 14.9%. 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 14.9% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 55 (84th percentile of 133 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,490 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 81%, 5.4 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5513.12.00 | 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibers (617) | 14.9% |
| 5513.13.00 | Unbleached or bleached: other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibers | 14.9% |
| 5513.19.00 | Unbleached or bleached: other woven fabrics | 14.9% |
| 5513.21.00 | Of polyester staple fibers, plain weave | 14.9% |
| 5513.23.01 | Dyed: other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibers | 14.9% |
| 5513.29.00 | Dyed: other woven fabrics | 14.9% |
| 5513.31.00 | Of polyester staple fibers, plain weave (218) | 14.9% |
| 5513.39.01 | Of yarns of different colors: other woven fabrics | 14.9% |
| 5513.41.00 | Of polyester staple fibers, plain weave | 14.9% |
| 5513.49.10 | 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibers (617) | 13.6% |
| 5513.49.20 | Other woven fabrics: other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibers | 14.9% |
| 5513.49.90 | Other woven fabrics: other | 8.5% |