Analysis
HTS 5514.49.00 covers printed: 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 5 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 14.9%. Compared with 5514.43.00 (printed: other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibers), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 8.5 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 8.5%. 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 8.5% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 55 (31st percentile of 133 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $850 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 81%, 9.5 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5514.11.00 | Of polyester staple fibers, plain weave | 14.9% |
| 5514.12.00 | 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibers | 14.9% |
| 5514.19.10 | Woven fabrics of polyester staple fibers | 14.9% |
| 5514.19.90 | Other woven fabrics: other | 8.5% |
| 5514.21.00 | Of polyester staple fibers, plain weave | 14.9% |
| 5514.22.00 | 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibers | 14.9% |
| 5514.23.00 | Dyed: other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibers | 14.9% |
| 5514.29.00 | Dyed: other woven fabrics | 12% |
| 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% |
| 5514.30.39 | Of yarns of different colors: other woven fabrics | Free |
| 5514.41.00 | Of polyester staple fibers, plain weave | 14.9% |
| 5514.42.00 | 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibers | 14.9% |
| 5514.43.00 | Printed: other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibers | Free |