HTS tariff line · chapter 55
5516.14.00
Containing 85 percent or more by weight of artificial staple fibers: printed
Analysis
HTS 5516.14.00 covers containing 85 percent or more by weight of artificial staple fibers: printed under heading 5516 (woven fabrics of artificial staple fibers). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 6 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 25%. Compared with 5516.33.05 (containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair), which pays 25%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 15 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 10%. 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%, 8.1 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 10% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 55 (41st percentile of 133 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,000 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The ten-digit suffixes separate discharge printed, discharge printed and discharge printed. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5516.11.00 | Unbleached or bleached | 14.9% |
| 5516.12.00 | Containing 85 percent or more by weight of artificial staple fibers: dyed | 14.9% |
| 5516.13.00 | Of yarns of different colors (611) | 14.9% |
| 5516.21.00 | Unbleached or bleached | 14.9% |
| 5516.22.00 | Containing less than 85 percent by weight of artificial staple fibers, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments: dyed | 14.9% |
| 5516.23.00 | Of yarns of different colors | 8.5% |
| 5516.24.00 | Containing less than 85 percent by weight of artificial staple fibers, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments: printed | 14.9% |
| 5516.31.05 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 19.8% |
| 5516.31.10 | Unbleached or bleached: other (624) | 12% |
| 5516.32.05 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 25% |
| 5516.32.10 | Dyed: other (624) | 12% |
| 5516.33.05 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 25% |
| 5516.33.10 | Of yarns of different colors: other (624) | 12% |
| 5516.34.05 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 19.7% |
| 5516.34.10 | Printed: other (624) | 12% |
| 5516.41.00 | Unbleached or bleached | 14.9% |
| 5516.42.00 | Containing less than 85 percent by weight of artificial staple fibers, mixed mainly or solely with cotton: dyed | 12% |
| 5516.43.00 | Of yarns of different colors | Free |
| 5516.44.00 | Containing less than 85 percent by weight of artificial staple fibers, mixed mainly or solely with cotton: printed | 8.5% |
| 5516.91.00 | Unbleached or bleached | 12% |
| 5516.92.00 | Other: dyed | 12% |
| 5516.93.00 | Of yarns of different colors | 8.5% |
| 5516.94.00 | Other: printed | 12% |