Analysis
HTS 5807.90.20 covers other: other under heading 5807 (labels, badges and similar articles of textile materials, in the piece, in strips or cut…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from 4.5% to 7.9%. Compared with 5807.90.05 (of cotton or man-made fibers), which pays 7.9%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 4.6 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 3.3% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 58 (28th percentile of 67 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $330 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 40%, 12.1 times the general rate.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Caribbean Basin Initiative, and 10 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3.3%. 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.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5807.90.05 | Of cotton or man-made fibers | 7.9% |
| 5807.90.15 | Labels: other | 4.5% |