Analysis
HTS 5703.31.00 covers of other man-made textile materials: turf under heading 5703 (carpets and other textile floor coverings (including turf), tufted, whether or not made up). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.
The general duty rate is 6% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 57 (77th percentile of 50 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $600 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Within this group the rate runs from 3.8% to 6.7%. Compared with 5703.90.00 (of other textile materials), which pays 3.8%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 2.2 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Automotive Products Trade Act, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 10 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 60%, 10.0 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5703.10.20 | Hand-hooked, that is, in which the tufts were inserted by hand or by means of a hand tool (465) | 6% |
| 5703.10.80 | Of wool or fine animal hair: other (465) | 6% |
| 5703.21.00 | Of nylon or other polyamides: turf | 6.7% |
| 5703.29.10 | Hand-hooked, that is, in which the tufts were inserted by hand or by means of a hand tool (665) | 5.8% |
| 5703.29.20 | Other: other | 6.7% |
| 5703.39.10 | Hand-hooked, that is, in which the tufts were inserted by hand or by means of a hand tool (665) | 6% |
| 5703.39.20 | Other: other | 6% |
| 5703.90.00 | Of other textile materials | 3.8% |