HTS tariff line · chapter 55
5514.30.33
Of yarns of different colors: other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibers
Analysis
HTS 5514.30.33 covers of yarns of different colors: other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibers under heading 5514 (woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers, containing less than 85 percent by weight of…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 14.9%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 5514.30.39 (of yarns of different colors: other woven fabrics), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 12 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 12%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 81%, 6.8 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 5514.30.33.10 for jacquard weave (220) and 5514.30.33.90 for other (218). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
The general duty rate is 12% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 55 (58th percentile of 133 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,200 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5514.30.31 | Of polyester staple fibers, plain weave (218) | 14.9% |
| 5514.30.32 | 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibers | 14.9% |
| 5514.30.39 | Of yarns of different colors: other woven fabrics | Free |