HTS subheading · chapter 59
5911.10
Textile fabrics, felt and felt-lined woven fabrics, coated, covered or laminated with rubber, leather or other material, of a kind used for card clothing, and similar fabrics of a kind used for other technical purposes, including narrow fabrics made of velvet impregnated with rubber, for covering weaving spindles (weaving beams)
Analysis
Subheading 5911.10 covers textile fabrics, felt and felt-lined woven fabrics, coated, covered or laminated with rubber, leather or other material, of a kind used for card clothing, and…, within heading 5911. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
None of its 2 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 2.9% to 3.8% with a median of 3.3499999999999996%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 5911.10.10 for printers' rubberized blankets (2.9%) and 5911.10.20 for textile fabrics, felt and felt-lined woven fabrics, coated, covered… (3.8%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Fabric Coating Mills (313320). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5911.10.10 | Printers' rubberized blankets | 2.9% |
| 5911.10.20 | Textile fabrics, felt and felt-lined woven fabrics, coated, covered or laminated with rubber, leather or other material, of a kind used for card clothing, and similar fabrics of a kind used for other technical purposes, including narrow fabrics made of velvet impregnated with rubber, for covering weaving spindles (weaving beams): other | 3.8% |