Analysis
HTS 5808.10.10 covers of abaca or ramie (899) under heading 5808 (braids in the piece; ornamental trimmings in the piece, without embroidery, other than…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 7.4%. The costliest confusion would be with 5808.10.70 (of cotton or man-made fibers (229)) at 7.4%, a difference of 7.4 points on the customs value.
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.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 25% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 25% duty.
The other lines in the same group are 5808.10.40 (of cotton or man-made fibers (229), 3.2%), 5808.10.50 (of other textile materials, duty-free), 5808.10.70 (of cotton or man-made fibers (229), 7.4%) and 5808.10.90 (other: other, 4.2%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 315990 (Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing), an industry of 729 US establishments employing 7,925 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5808.10.40 | Of cotton or man-made fibers (229) | 3.2% |
| 5808.10.50 | Of other textile materials | Free |
| 5808.10.70 | Of cotton or man-made fibers (229) | 7.4% |
| 5808.10.90 | Other: other | 4.2% |