Analysis
HTS 5604.90.90 covers other: other under heading 5604 (rubber thread and cord, textile covered; textile yarn, and strip and the like of heading…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 6.3% to 8.8%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 5604.90.20 (high tenacity yarn of polyesters, of nylon or other polyamides or of…), at 8.8%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 3.8 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Caribbean Basin Initiative, and 10 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 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.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 50%, 10.0 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 5% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 56 (62nd percentile of 51 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $500 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring 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% |