Analysis
HTS 5601.29.00 covers wadding of textile materials and articles thereof: other 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.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 6.3%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 5601.30.00 (textile flock and dust and mill neps), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 4 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Automotive Products Trade Act, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 11 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 4%. 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 40%, 10.0 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 4% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 56 (55th percentile of 51 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $400 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring 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% |
| 5601.30.00 | Textile flock and dust and mill neps | Free |