Analysis
HTS 5803.00.50 covers of man-made fibers (220) 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 81% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 81% 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 313210 (Broadwoven Fabric Mills), an industry of 234 US establishments employing 13,276 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
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% |
| 5803.00.40 | Of vegetable fibers, except cotton (810) | Free |
| 5803.00.90 | Of other textile materials: other | Free |