HTS heading · chapter 58
5802
Terry toweling and similar woven terry fabrics, other than narrow fabrics of heading 5806; tufted textile fabrics, other than products of heading 5703
Analysis
Heading 5802 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers terry toweling and similar woven terry fabrics, other than narrow fabrics of heading 5806; tufted textile fabrics, other than products of heading 5703. It divides into 3 six-digit subheadings and 4 eight-digit tariff lines, with 9 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
The spread of 7.8 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 14%, applies to 5802.20.00 (terry toweling and similar woven terry fabrics…).
None of its 4 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 6.2% to 14% with a median of 9.6%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The largest subheadings are 5802.10 (terry toweling and similar woven terry fabrics…, 2 lines), 5802.20 (unnamed, 1 line) and 5802.30 (unnamed, 1 line).
Its median rate of 9.6% sits at the 70th percentile of the headings in chapter 58.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Broadwoven Fabric Mills (313210). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5802.10.10 | Terry toweling and similar woven terry fabrics, of cotton: unbleached (224) | 9.8% |
| 5802.10.90 | Terry toweling and similar woven terry fabrics, of cotton: other (224) | 9.4% |
| 5802.20.00 | Terry toweling and similar woven terry fabrics, of other textile materials | 14% |
| 5802.30.00 | Tufted textile fabrics | 6.2% |