Analysis
HTS 5607.49.25 covers other, not braided or plaited: other (201) under heading 5607 (twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not…).
The general rate is 9.8¢/kg + 5.3%, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Israel FTA, and 9 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 9.8¢/kg + 5.3%. 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 other lines in the same group are 5607.49.10 (of wide nonfibrillated strip, 2.7%), 5607.49.15 (measuring less than 4.8 mm in diameter (201), 7%) and 5607.49.30 (other: other (669), 3.6%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 314994 (Rope, Cordage, Twine, Tire Cord, and Tire Fabric Mills), an industry of 124 US establishments employing 6,176 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5607.49.10 | Of wide nonfibrillated strip | 2.7% |
| 5607.49.15 | Measuring less than 4.8 mm in diameter (201) | 7% |
| 5607.49.30 | Other: other (669) | 3.6% |