Analysis
HTS 5702.91.40 covers of wool or fine animal hair: other (465) under heading 5702 (carpets and other textile floor coverings, woven, not tufted or flocked, whether or not…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 4.3%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 5702.91.20 (certified hand-loomed and folklore products), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 3.6 percentage points.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 60%, 16.7 times the general rate.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Israel FTA, and 10 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3.6%. 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 3.6% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 57 (52nd percentile of 50 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $360 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |