Analysis
HTS 5702.10.10 covers certified hand-loomed and folklore products under heading 5702 (carpets and other textile floor coverings, woven, not tufted or flocked, whether or not…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 8%. Compared with 5702.32.10 (wilton (including brussels) and velvet (including tapestry) floor…), which pays 8%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 8 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 45% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 45% 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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5702.10.90 | "Kelem", "Schumacks", "Karamanie" and similar hand woven rugs: other | Free |
| 5702.20.10 | Floor coverings of coconut fibers (coir): with pile | Free |
| 5702.20.20 | Floor coverings of coconut fibers (coir): other | Free |
| 5702.31.10 | Wilton (including brussels) and velvet (including tapestry) floor coverings and floor coverings of like character or description (465) | 8% |
| 5702.31.20 | Of wool or fine animal hair: other (465) | 4% |
| 5702.32.10 | Wilton (including brussels) and velvet (including tapestry) floor coverings and floor coverings of like character or description (665) | 8% |
| 5702.32.20 | Of man-made textile materials: other (665) | 7% |
| 5702.39.10 | Of other textile materials: of jute | Free |
| 5702.39.20 | Of other textile materials: other | 3.6% |
| 5702.41.10 | Wilton (including brussels) and velvet (including tapestry) floor coverings and floor coverings of like character or description (465) | Free |
| 5702.41.20 | Of wool or fine animal hair: other (465) | Free |
| 5702.42.10 | Wilton (including brussels) and velvet (including tapestry) floor coverings and floor coverings of like character or description (665) | Free |
| 5702.42.20 | Of man-made textile materials: other | Free |
| 5702.49.10 | Of other textile materials: of cotton | Free |
| 5702.49.15 | Of other textile materials: of jute | Free |
| 5702.49.20 | Of other textile materials: other | 4% |
| 5702.50.20 | Woven, but not made on a power-driven loom (465) | 4.3% |
| 5702.50.40 | Of wool or fine animal hair: other (465) | 6.3% |
| 5702.50.52 | Of man-made textile materials (665) | 4.7% |
| 5702.50.56 | Of other textile materials: of cotton (369) | 6.8% |
| 5702.50.59 | Of other textile materials: other | 2.7% |
| 5702.91.20 | Certified hand-loomed and folklore products | Free |
| 5702.91.30 | Woven, but not made on a power-driven loom: other (465) | 4.3% |
| 5702.91.40 | Of wool or fine animal hair: other (465) | 3.6% |
| 5702.92.10 | Woven, but not made on a power-driven loom (665) | 2.7% |
| 5702.92.90 | Of man-made textile materials: other (665) | 2.7% |
| 5702.99.05 | Woven, but not made on a power-driven loom (369) | 6.8% |
| 5702.99.15 | Of cotton: other (369) | 6.8% |
| 5702.99.20 | Of other textile materials: other | 2.7% |