Analysis
HTS 5802.30.00 covers tufted textile fabrics under heading 5802 (terry toweling and similar woven terry fabrics, other than narrow fabrics of heading…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from 9.4% to 14%. Compared with 5802.20.00 (terry toweling and similar woven terry fabrics, of other textile…), which pays 14%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 7.8 percentage points.
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 6.2%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 79.5%, 12.8 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 6.2% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 58 (46th percentile of 67 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $620 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring 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% |