Analysis
HTS 5702.49.10 covers of other textile materials: of cotton under heading 5702 (carpets and other textile floor coverings, woven, not tufted or flocked, whether or not…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 4%. Compared with 5702.49.20 (of other textile materials: other), which pays 4%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 4 percentage points.
For statistics it divides in two: 5702.49.10.20 for not made on a power-driven loom (369) and 5702.49.10.80 for other (369). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% 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.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5702.49.15 | Of other textile materials: of jute | Free |
| 5702.49.20 | Of other textile materials: other | 4% |