Analysis
HTS 5803.00.40 covers of vegetable fibers, except cotton (810) under heading 5803 (gauze, other than narrow fabrics of heading 5806).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 16.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 5803.00.30 (of wool or fine animal hair: other (414)) at 16.5%, a difference of 16.5 points on the customs value.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 24% of the 67 tariff lines in chapter 58 that are also free. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 314999 (All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills), an industry of 2,241 US establishments employing 26,500 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
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% |
| 5803.00.30 | Of wool or fine animal hair: other (414) | 16.5% |
| 5803.00.50 | Of man-made fibers (220) | Free |
| 5803.00.90 | Of other textile materials: other | Free |