Analysis
HTS 5514.30.39 covers of yarns of different colors: other woven fabrics 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 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 12% to 14.9%. The costliest confusion would be with 5514.30.32 (3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester…) at 14.9%, a difference of 14.9 points on the customs value.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 81% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 81% duty.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 7% of the 133 tariff lines in chapter 55 that are also free. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other lines in the same group are 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…, 14.9%) and 5514.30.33 (of yarns of different colors: other woven fabrics of…, 12%).
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% |
| 5514.30.33 | Of yarns of different colors: other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibers | 12% |