Analysis
HTS 6305.39.00 covers of man-made textile materials: other (669) under heading 6305 (sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 8.4%. Compared with 6305.10.00 (of jute or of other textile bast fibers of heading 5303), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 8.4 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 8.4%. 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 8.4% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 63 (66th percentile of 98 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $840 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 103%, 12.3 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6305.10.00 | Of jute or of other textile bast fibers of heading 5303 | Free |
| 6305.20.00 | Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods: of cotton (369) | 6.2% |
| 6305.32.00 | Flexible intermediate bulk containers | 8.4% |
| 6305.33.00 | Of man-made textile materials: other, of polyethylene or polypropylene strip or the like | 8.4% |
| 6305.90.00 | Of other textile materials (899) | 6.2% |