Analysis
HTS 5702.50.59 covers of other textile materials: other under heading 5702 (carpets and other textile floor coverings, woven, not tufted or flocked, whether or not…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 4.3% 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 4.1 points on the customs value.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 40%, 14.8 times the general rate.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Caribbean Basin Initiative, and 11 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 2.7%. 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 2.7% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 57 (44th percentile of 50 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $270 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |