Analysis
HTS 5801.90.10 covers of vegetable fibers, except cotton (810) under heading 5801 (woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics, other than fabrics of heading 5802 or 5806).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 20.2%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 5801.22.90 (cut corduroy: other (224)), at 20.2%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 16.5 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 3.7% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 58 (31st percentile of 67 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $370 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 50%, 13.5 times the general rate.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Caribbean Basin Initiative, and 10 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3.7%. 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.
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% |
| 5801.37.10 | Epinglé (uncut) (224) | 14% |
| 5801.37.50 | Warp pile fabrics: cut | 17.2% |
| 5801.90.20 | Of other textile materials: other | 2.7% |