Analysis
HTS 5803.00.30 covers of wool or fine animal hair: other (414) under heading 5803 (gauze, other than narrow fabrics of heading 5806).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 7%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 5803.00.90 (of other textile materials: other), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 16.5 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 16.5%. 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 16.5% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 58 (92nd percentile of 67 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,650 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 68.5%, 4.2 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5803.00.10 | Gauze, other than narrow fabrics of heading 5806: of cotton (220) | Free |
| 5803.00.20 | Tapestry fabrics and upholstery fabrics of a weight not exceeding 140 g/m² (414) | 7% |
| 5803.00.40 | Of vegetable fibers, except cotton (810) | Free |
| 5803.00.50 | Of man-made fibers (220) | Free |
| 5803.00.90 | Of other textile materials: other | Free |