Analysis
HTS 5806.10.24 covers fastener fabric tapes (229) under heading 5806 (narrow woven fabrics, other than goods of heading 5807; narrow fabrics consisting of warp…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 3.8% to 8.4%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 5806.10.30 (woven pile fabrics (including terry toweling and similar terry…), at 3.8%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 3.2 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 7%. 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 68.5%, 9.8 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 7% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 58 (53rd percentile of 67 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $700 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5806.10.10 | Woven pile fabrics (including terry toweling and similar terry fabrics) and chenille fabrics: of cotton (229) | 7.8% |
| 5806.10.28 | Of man-made fibers: other (229) | 8.4% |
| 5806.10.30 | Woven pile fabrics (including terry toweling and similar terry fabrics) and chenille fabrics: other | 3.8% |