Analysis
HTS 5801.31.00 covers uncut weft pile fabrics (224) under heading 5801 (woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics, other than fabrics of heading 5802 or 5806).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 20.2%. The costliest confusion would be with 5801.26.00 (of cotton: chenille fabrics) at duty-free, a difference of 17.2 points on the customs value.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Israel FTA, and 9 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 17.2%. 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 17.2% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 58 (94th percentile of 67 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,720 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 79.5%, 4.6 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5801.10.00 | Of wool or fine animal hair (414) | Free |
| 5801.21.00 | Uncut weft pile fabrics (224) | 20.2% |
| 5801.22.10 | Greater than 7.5 wales per cm (224) | 10% |
| 5801.22.90 | Cut corduroy: other (224) | 20.2% |
| 5801.23.00 | Of cotton: other weft pile fabrics (224) | 10% |
| 5801.26.00 | Of cotton: chenille fabrics | Free |
| 5801.27.10 | Epinglé (uncut) (224) | 10.5% |
| 5801.27.50 | Warp pile fabrics: cut (224) | 18.5% |
| 5801.32.00 | Cut corduroy (224) | 14% |
| 5801.33.00 | Of man-made fibers: other weft pile fabrics (224) | 9.8% |
| 5801.36.00 | Of man-made fibers: chenille fabrics | 9.8% |
| 5801.37.10 | Epinglé (uncut) (224) | 14% |
| 5801.37.50 | Warp pile fabrics: cut | 17.2% |
| 5801.90.10 | Of vegetable fibers, except cotton (810) | 3.7% |
| 5801.90.20 | Of other textile materials: other | 2.7% |