Analysis
HTS 5607.29.00 covers of sisal or other textile fibers of the genus Agave: other under heading 5607 (twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 7%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 5607.90.25 (of stranded construction measuring 1.88 cm or over in diameter), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 3.6 percentage points.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 40%, 11.1 times the general rate.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3.6%. 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 3.6% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 56 (47th percentile of 51 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $360 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5607.21.00 | Binder or baler twine | Free |
| 5607.41.10 | Of wide nonfibrillated strip | 2.7% |
| 5607.41.30 | Binder or baler twine: other (201) | 4% |
| 5607.49.10 | Of wide nonfibrillated strip | 2.7% |
| 5607.49.15 | Measuring less than 4.8 mm in diameter (201) | 7% |
| 5607.49.25 | Other, not braided or plaited: other (201) | 9.8¢/kg + 5.3% |
| 5607.49.30 | Other: other (669) | 3.6% |
| 5607.50.25 | 3-ply or 4-ply multicolored twine having a final "S" twist, containing at least 10 percent by weight of cotton, measuring less than 3.5 mm in diameter (201) | 7% |
| 5607.50.35 | Not braided or plaited: other (201) | 19.9¢/kg + 10.8% |
| 5607.50.40 | Of other synthetic fibers: other (669) | 3.6% |
| 5607.90.10 | Other: of coir | Free |
| 5607.90.15 | Of jute or other textile bast fibers of heading 5303 | Free |
| 5607.90.25 | Of stranded construction measuring 1.88 cm or over in diameter | Free |
| 5607.90.35 | Of abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee) or other hard (leaf) fibers: other | 3.4% |
| 5607.90.90 | Other: other (201) | 6.3% |