Analysis
HTS 6302.53.00 covers of man-made fibers under heading 6302 (bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items and kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 20.9%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6302.99.15 (of other textile materials: of flax), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 11.3 percentage points.
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 11.3%. 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 general duty rate is 11.3% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 63 (83rd percentile of 98 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,130 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 8.0 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6302.10.00 | Bed linen, knitted or crocheted | 6% |
| 6302.21.30 | Containing any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or applique work: napped | 11.9% |
| 6302.21.50 | Containing any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or applique work: not napped | 20.9% |
| 6302.21.70 | Other: napped | 2.5% |
| 6302.21.90 | Other: not napped | 6.7% |
| 6302.22.10 | Containing any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or applique work | 14.9% |
| 6302.22.20 | Of man-made fibers: other | 11.4% |
| 6302.29.00 | Of other textile materials | 4.5% |
| 6302.31.30 | Containing any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or applique work: napped | 11.9% |
| 6302.31.50 | Containing any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or applique work: not napped | 20.9% |
| 6302.31.70 | Other: napped | 3.8% |
| 6302.31.90 | Other: not napped | 6.7% |
| 6302.32.10 | Containing any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or applique work | 14.9% |
| 6302.32.20 | Of man-made fibers: other | 11.4% |
| 6302.39.00 | Of other textile materials | 4.3% |
| 6302.40.10 | Of vegetable fibers (except cotton) (899) | 6.4% |
| 6302.40.20 | Table linen, knitted or crocheted: other | 6.8% |
| 6302.51.10 | Tablecloths and napkins: damask (369) | 6.1% |
| 6302.51.20 | Other: plain woven (369) | 4.8% |
| 6302.51.30 | Other: other (369) | 5.8% |
| 6302.51.40 | Of cotton: other (369) | 6.3% |
| 6302.59.10 | Tablecloths and napkins | 5.1% |
| 6302.59.20 | Of flax: other (899) | Free |
| 6302.59.30 | Of other textile materials: other | 8.8% |
| 6302.60.00 | Toilet linen and kitchen linen, of terry toweling or similar terry fabrics, of cotton | 9.1% |
| 6302.91.00 | Other: of cotton | 9.2% |
| 6302.93.10 | Pile or tufted construction (666) | 6.2% |
| 6302.93.20 | Of man-made fibers: other (666) | 9.9% |
| 6302.99.10 | Containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 2.7% |
| 6302.99.15 | Of other textile materials: of flax | Free |
| 6302.99.20 | Of other textile materials: other (899) | 8.4% |