Analysis
HTS 5907.00.80 covers other: other under heading 5907 (textile fabrics otherwise impregnated, coated or covered; painted canvas being theatrical…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 8%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 5907.00.35 (other: other (229)), at 8%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 8 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 50% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 50% duty.
For statistics it divides in two: 5907.00.80.10 for of vegetable fibers, except cotton (810) and 5907.00.80.90 for other (229). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 37% of the 59 tariff lines in chapter 59. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5907.00.05 | Theatrical, ballet, and operatic scenery and properties, including sets (229) | Free |
| 5907.00.15 | Of man-made fibers: other (229) | 8% |
| 5907.00.25 | Theatrical, ballet, and operatic scenery and properties, including sets (229) | Free |
| 5907.00.35 | Other: other (229) | 8% |
| 5907.00.60 | Of man-made fibers (229) | Free |