HTS heading · chapter 56
5601
Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibers, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps
Analysis
Heading 5601 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibers, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps. It divides into 4 six-digit subheadings and 4 eight-digit tariff lines, with 9 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
The spread of 6.3 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 6.3%, applies to 5601.22.00 (of man-made fibers).
1 of its 4 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (25%) and 3 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 6.3%. The median line pays 3.8%.
The largest subheadings are 5601.21 (unnamed, 1 line), 5601.22 (unnamed, 1 line), 5601.29 (unnamed, 1 line) and 5601.30 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills (314999). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5601.21.00 | Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof: of cotton | 3.6% |
| 5601.22.00 | Of man-made fibers | 6.3% |
| 5601.29.00 | Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof: other | 4% |
| 5601.30.00 | Textile flock and dust and mill neps | Free |