Analysis
HTS 5701.10.90 covers other: other (465) under heading 5701 (carpets and other textile floor coverings, knotted, whether or not made up).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to duty-free. The costliest confusion would be with 5701.10.40 (hand-hooked, that is, in which the tufts were inserted and knotted by…) at duty-free, a difference of 4.5 points on the customs value.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Israel FTA, and 10 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 4.5%. 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 general duty rate is 4.5% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 57 (65th percentile of 50 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $450 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 10.0 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5701.10.13 | Certified hand-loomed and folklore products | Free |
| 5701.10.16 | In which the pile was hand-inserted or hand-knotted during weaving or knitting, with over 50 percent by weight of the pile being hair of the alpaca, guanaco, huarizo, llama, misti, suri or any combination of these hairs: other (465) | Free |
| 5701.10.40 | Hand-hooked, that is, in which the tufts were inserted and knotted by hand or by means of a hand tool (465) | Free |