Analysis
HTS 6302.51.30 covers other: other (369) under heading 6302 (bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen).
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 5.8%. 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.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 4.8% to 6.3%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6302.51.20 (other: plain woven (369)), at 4.8%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 1 percentage points.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 40%, 6.9 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 5.8% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 63 (39th percentile of 98 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $580 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6302.51.10 | Tablecloths and napkins: damask (369) | 6.1% |
| 6302.51.20 | Other: plain woven (369) | 4.8% |
| 6302.51.40 | Of cotton: other (369) | 6.3% |