Analysis
HTS 6304.99.25 covers wall hangings of jute under heading 6304 (other furnishing articles, excluding those of heading 9404).
Within this group the rate runs from 3.2% to 11.3%. Compared with 6304.99.60 (other: other), which pays 3.2%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 8.1 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 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.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 314120 (Curtain and Linen Mills), an industry of 1,059 US establishments employing 17,302 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6304.99.10 | Certified hand-loomed and folklore products | 3.8% |
| 6304.99.15 | Wall hangings of wool or fine animal hair: other (469) | 11.3% |
| 6304.99.35 | Of vegetable fibers (except cotton): other (899) | 11.3% |
| 6304.99.40 | Certified hand-loomed and folklore pillow covers of wool or fine animal hair | 3.8% |
| 6304.99.60 | Other: other | 3.2% |