Analysis
HTS 5903.10.15 covers over 60 percent by weight of plastics under heading 5903 (textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, other than those…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 14.1%. The costliest confusion would be with 5903.10.18 (fabrics specified in note 9 to section XI: other (229)) at 14.1%, a difference of 14.1 points on the customs value.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 40% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 40% duty.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 37% of the 59 tariff lines in chapter 59 that are also free. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 313320 (Fabric Coating Mills), an industry of 147 US establishments employing 6,992 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5903.10.10 | With poly(vinyl chloride): of cotton | 2.7% |
| 5903.10.18 | Fabrics specified in note 9 to section XI: other (229) | 14.1% |
| 5903.10.20 | Over 70 percent by weight of rubber or plastics | Free |
| 5903.10.25 | Other: other (229) | 7.5% |
| 5903.10.30 | With poly(vinyl chloride): other | 2.7% |