Analysis
HTS 5515.29.00 covers of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibers: other under heading 5515 (other woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibers). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 10 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 25%. The costliest confusion would be with 5515.99.05 (containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair) at 25%, a difference of 25 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.
The ten-digit suffixes separate of yarns of different colors, except…, blue denim, poplin or broadcloth, sheeting, printcloth and cheesecloth; lawns, voiles or batistes and 3 more. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
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.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5515.29.00.05 | Of yarns of different colors, except blue denim or jacquard weave (218) | m², kg | 313210 |
| 5515.29.00.10 | Blue denim (225) | m², kg | 313210 |
| 5515.29.00.15 | Poplin or broadcloth (614) | m², kg | 313210 |
| 5515.29.00.20 | Sheeting (613) | m², kg | 313210 |
| 5515.29.00.25 | Printcloth (615) | m², kg | 313210 |
| 5515.29.00.30 | Cheesecloth; lawns, voiles or batistes (226) | m², kg | 313210 |
| 5515.29.00.35 | Duck (219) | m², kg | 313210 |
| 5515.29.00.40 | Satin weave or twill weave (617) | m², kg | 313210 |
| 5515.29.00.45 | Oxford cloth (227) | m², kg | 313210 |
| 5515.29.00.90 | Other (220) | m², kg | 313210 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5515.11.00 | Mixed mainly or solely with viscose rayon staple fibers | 14.9% |
| 5515.12.00 | Mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments | 12% |
| 5515.13.05 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 25% |
| 5515.13.10 | Mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair: other | 12% |
| 5515.19.00 | Of polyester staple fibers: other | 12% |
| 5515.21.00 | Mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments | Free |
| 5515.22.05 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 20.1% |
| 5515.22.10 | Mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair: other (624) | 12% |
| 5515.91.00 | Mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments | 12% |
| 5515.99.05 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 25% |
| 5515.99.10 | Mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair: other | 12% |
| 5515.99.90 | Other: other | 8.5% |