Analysis
HTS 5601.22.00 covers of man-made fibers under heading 5601 (wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibers, not exceeding 5 mm in…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 4%. The costliest confusion would be with 5601.30.00 (textile flock and dust and mill neps) at duty-free, a difference of 6.3 points on the customs value.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Automotive Products Trade Act, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 10 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 6.3%. 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 6.3% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 56 (70th percentile of 51 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $630 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 74%, 11.7 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5601.21.00 | Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof: of cotton | 3.6% |
| 5601.29.00 | Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof: other | 4% |
| 5601.30.00 | Textile flock and dust and mill neps | Free |