5704

Analysis

Heading 5704 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers carpets and other textile floor coverings, of felt, not tufted or flocked, whether or not made up. It divides into 3 six-digit subheadings and 3 eight-digit tariff lines, with 6 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.

2 of its 3 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (67%) and 1 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 4.7%. The median line pays duty-free.

Its median rate of duty-free sits at the 20th percentile of the headings in chapter 57.

The largest subheadings are 5704.10 (unnamed, 1 line), 5704.20 (unnamed, 1 line) and 5704.90 (unnamed, 1 line).

By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Carpet and Rug Mills (314110). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.

The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.