Analysis
HTS 5703.90.00 covers of other textile materials under heading 5703 (carpets and other textile floor coverings (including turf), tufted, whether or not made up).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 5.8% to 6.7%. The costliest confusion would be with 5703.29.20 (other: other) at 6.7%, a difference of 2.9 points on the customs value.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Automotive Products Trade Act, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, and 14 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3.8%. 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%, 15.8 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 3.8% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 57 (55th percentile of 50 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $380 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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% |
| 5703.31.00 | Of other man-made textile materials: turf | 6% |
| 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% |