Analysis
HTS 5806.32.10 covers of man-made fibers: ribbons under heading 5806 (narrow woven fabrics, other than goods of heading 5807; narrow fabrics consisting of warp…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 9 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 8.8%. Compared with 5806.39.30 (of other textile materials: other), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 6 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 6%. 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 76.5%, 12.8 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 6% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 58 (43rd percentile of 67 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $600 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The ten-digit suffixes separate suitable for the manufacture of…, containing wire in selvedge and containing wire in selvedge. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5806.32.10.10 | Suitable for the manufacture of typewriter or similar ribbons of heading 9612 (621) | kg | 313220 |
| 5806.32.10.20 | Containing wire in selvedge (229) | kg | 313220 |
| 5806.32.10.30 | Other (229) | kg | 313220 |
| 5806.32.10.40 | Other (229) | kg | 313220 |
| 5806.32.10.50 | Containing wire in selvedge (229) | kg | 313220 |
| 5806.32.10.60 | Other (229) | kg | 313220 |
| 5806.32.10.70 | Other (229) | kg | 313220 |
| 5806.32.10.80 | Other (229) | kg | 313220 |
| 5806.32.10.95 | Other (229) | kg | 313220 |
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% |
| 5806.10.24 | Fastener fabric tapes (229) | 7% |
| 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% |
| 5806.20.00 | Narrow woven fabrics, other than goods of heading 5807; narrow fabrics consisting of warp without weft assembled by means of an adhesive (bolducs): other woven fabrics, containing by weight 5 percent or more of elastomeric yarn or rubber thread | 7% |
| 5806.31.00 | Other woven fabrics: of cotton (229) | 8.8% |
| 5806.32.20 | Of man-made fibers: other (229) | 6.2% |
| 5806.39.10 | Of wool or fine animal hair (414) | 6.6% |
| 5806.39.20 | Of vegetable fibers, except cotton (899) | 4.9% |
| 5806.39.30 | Of other textile materials: other | Free |
| 5806.40.00 | Fabrics consisting of warp without weft assembled by means of an adhesive (bolducs) | 8% |