Analysis
HTS 6005.36.00 covers of synthetic fibers: other, unbleached or bleached under heading 6005 (warp knit fabrics (including those made on galloon knitting machines), other than those…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Israel FTA, and 9 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 10%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 113.5%, 11.3 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 10% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 60 (55th percentile of 60 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,000 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 313240 (Knit Fabric Mills), an industry of 102 US establishments employing 5,228 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6005.21.00 | Unbleached or bleached (222) | 10% |
| 6005.22.00 | Of cotton: dyed (222) | 10% |
| 6005.23.00 | Of yarns of different colors (222) | 10% |
| 6005.24.00 | Of cotton: printed (222) | 10% |
| 6005.35.00 | Fabrics specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter | 10% |
| 6005.37.00 | Of synthetic fibers: other, dyed | 10% |
| 6005.38.00 | Of synthetic fibers: other, of yarns of different colors | 10% |
| 6005.39.00 | Of synthetic fibers: other, printed | 10% |
| 6005.41.00 | Unbleached or bleached | 10% |
| 6005.42.00 | Of artificial fibers: dyed | 10% |
| 6005.43.00 | Of yarns of different colors | 10% |
| 6005.44.00 | Of artificial fibers: printed | 10% |
| 6005.90.10 | Of wool or fine animal hair (414) | 10% |
| 6005.90.90 | Other: other (899) | 10% |