Analysis
HTS 5608.19.20 covers other: other under heading 5608 (knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made up fishing nets and other made up nets…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from 5% to 14.1%. Compared with 5608.90.27 (of cotton: other (229)), which pays 14.1%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 9.1 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Automotive Products Trade Act, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, 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 90%, 18.0 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.
For statistics it divides in two: 5608.19.20.10 for bait bags with draw string closures and 5608.19.20.90 for other (229). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5608.11.00 | Made up fishing nets | 8% |
| 5608.19.10 | Other: fish netting | 8.5% |
| 5608.90.10 | Fish netting and fishing nets | 8% |
| 5608.90.23 | Of cotton: hammocks | 14.1% |
| 5608.90.27 | Of cotton: other (229) | 14.1% |
| 5608.90.30 | Other: other | 5% |