HTS heading · chapter 56
5605
Metalized yarn, whether or not gimped, being textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405, combined with metal in the form of thread, strip or powder or covered with metal
Analysis
Heading 5605 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers metalized yarn, whether or not gimped, being textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405, combined with metal in the form of thread, strip or powder or covered with metal. It has 2 tariff lines.
None of its 2 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 7.5% to 13.2% with a median of 10.35%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The spread of 5.7 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 13.2%, applies to 5605.00.90 (metalized yarn, whether or not gimped, being…).
Its lines are 5605.00.10 for metal coated or metal laminated man-made filament or strip… (7.5%) and 5605.00.90 for metalized yarn, whether or not gimped, being textile yarn… (13.2%).
Its median rate of 10.35% sits at the 90th percentile of the headings in chapter 56.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5605.00.10 | Metal coated or metal laminated man-made filament or strip or the like, ungimped, and untwisted or with twist of less than 5 turns per meter | 7.5% |
| 5605.00.90 | Metalized yarn, whether or not gimped, being textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405, combined with metal in the form of thread, strip or powder or covered with metal: other (201) | 13.2% |