Analysis
HTS 5701.90.20 covers of other textile materials: other under heading 5701 (carpets and other textile floor coverings, knotted, whether or not made up). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 4.5%. Compared with 5701.10.90 (other: other (465)), which pays 4.5%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 4.5 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 60% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 60% duty.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 40% of the 50 tariff lines in chapter 57, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 314110 (Carpet and Rug Mills), an industry of 237 US establishments employing 25,931 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Statistical suffixes
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 |
| 5701.10.90 | Other: other (465) | 4.5% |
| 5701.90.10 | With pile inserted and knotted during weaving or knitting | Free |