Analysis
HTS 5702.50.20 covers woven, but not made on a power-driven loom (465) under heading 5702 (carpets and other textile floor coverings, woven, not tufted or flocked, whether or not…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 2.7% to 6.8%. The costliest confusion would be with 5702.50.56 (of other textile materials: of cotton (369)) at 6.8%, a difference of 2.5 points on the customs value.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 11 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 4.3%. 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 4.3% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 57 (62nd percentile of 50 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $430 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 10.5 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |