Analysis
HTS 5602.29.00 covers of other textile materials (223) under heading 5602 (felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 12%. Compared with 5602.90.30 (laminated fabrics (223)), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 6.3 percentage points.
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.
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% |
| 5602.21.00 | Of wool or fine animal hair (414) | 49.5¢/kg + 7.5% |
| 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% |