Analysis
HTS 5513.39.01 covers of yarns of different colors: other woven fabrics 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 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from 8.5% to 14.9%. Compared with 5513.49.90 (other woven fabrics: other), which pays 8.5%, a misclassification either way moves 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5513.11.00 | Of polyester staple fibers, plain weave | 14.9% |
| 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% |
| 5513.41.00 | 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% |