HTS heading · chapter 56
5604
Rubber thread and cord, textile covered; textile yarn, and strip and the like of heading 5404 or 5405, impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics
Analysis
Heading 5604 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers rubber thread and cord, textile covered; textile yarn, and strip and the like of heading 5404 or 5405, impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics. It divides into 2 six-digit subheadings and 3 eight-digit tariff lines, with 3 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
None of its 3 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 5% to 8.8% with a median of 6.3%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The largest subheadings are 5604.90 (unnamed, 2 lines) and 5604.10 (unnamed, 1 line).
Its median rate of 6.3% sits at the 70th percentile of the headings in chapter 56.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Narrow Fabric Mills and Schiffli Machine Embroidery (313220) and Rope, Cordage, Twine, Tire Cord, and Tire Fabric Mills (314994). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5604.10.00 | Rubber thread and cord, textile covered (201) | 6.3% |
| 5604.90.20 | High tenacity yarn of polyesters, of nylon or other polyamides or of viscose rayon, impregnated or coated (201) | 8.8% |
| 5604.90.90 | Other: other | 5% |