Analysis
HTS 5801.37.10 covers epinglé (uncut) (224) under heading 5801 (woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics, other than fabrics of heading 5802 or 5806).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 20.2%. Compared with 5801.26.00 (of cotton: chenille fabrics), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 14 percentage points.
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 14%. 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 14% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 58 (86th percentile of 67 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,400 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 79.5%, 5.7 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% |
| 5801.31.00 | Uncut weft pile fabrics (224) | 17.2% |
| 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% |
| 5801.37.50 | 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% |