Analysis
HTS 5602.90.30 covers laminated fabrics (223) under heading 5602 (felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated).
Within this group the rate runs from 6.3% to 6.3%. Compared with 5602.90.60 (of man-made fibers (223)), which pays 6.3%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 6.3 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 83.5% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 83.5% duty.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 35% of the 51 tariff lines in chapter 56, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The other lines in the same group are 5602.90.60 (of man-made fibers (223), 6.3%) and 5602.90.90 (other: other (414), 52.9¢/kg + 8%).
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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5602.90.60 | Of man-made fibers (223) | 6.3% |
| 5602.90.90 | Other: other (414) | 52.9¢/kg + 8% |