Analysis
Heading 5810 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs. It divides into 4 six-digit subheadings and 6 eight-digit tariff lines, with 9 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
None of its 6 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 14.1% to 14.1% with a median of 14.1%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
Its median rate of 14.1% sits at the 89th percentile of the headings in chapter 58.
5 of the lines carry specific or compound rates (per kilogram, per dozen and so on) rather than a percentage, so their burden depends on the unit value of the goods.
The largest subheadings are 5810.92 (of man-made fibers, 2 lines), 5810.99 (of other textile materials, 2 lines), 5810.10 (unnamed, 1 line) and 5810.91 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills (314999). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5810.10.00 | Embroidery without visible ground (229) | 14.1% |
| 5810.91.00 | Other embroidery: of cotton | See additional U.S. note 1 |
| 5810.92.10 | Badges, emblems and motifs | See additional U.S. note 2 |
| 5810.92.90 | Of man-made fibers: other | See additional U.S. note 3 |
| 5810.99.10 | Of wool or fine animal hair (414) | See additional U.S. note 4 |
| 5810.99.90 | Of other textile materials: other | See additional U.S. note 5 |