Analysis
HTS 5702.91.20 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 3.6% to 4.3%. Compared with 5702.91.30 (woven, but not made on a power-driven loom: other (465)), which pays 4.3%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 4.3 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.
The other lines in the same group are 5702.91.30 (woven, but not made on a power-driven loom: other (465), 4.3%) and 5702.91.40 (of wool or fine animal hair: other (465), 3.6%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |