Analysis
HTS 5602.21.00 covers of wool or fine animal hair (414) under heading 5602 (felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated).
The general rate is 49.5¢/kg + 7.5%, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
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 49.5¢/kg + 7.5%. 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.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 313230 (Nonwoven Fabric Mills), an industry of 227 US establishments employing 16,687 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of 49.5¢/kg + 7.5%.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5602.10.10 | Laminated fabrics (223) | 12% |
| 5602.10.90 | Needleloom felt and stitchbonded fiber fabrics: other | 10.6% |
| 5602.29.00 | Of other textile materials (223) | 6.3% |
| 5602.90.30 | Laminated fabrics (223) | Free |
| 5602.90.60 | Of man-made fibers (223) | 6.3% |
| 5602.90.90 | Other: other (414) | 52.9¢/kg + 8% |