Analysis
HTS 6305.90.00 covers of other textile materials (899) under heading 6305 (sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 8.4%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6305.10.00 (of jute or of other textile bast fibers of heading 5303), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 6.2 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Caribbean Basin Initiative, and 10 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 6.2%. 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 40%, 6.5 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 6.2% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 63 (45th percentile of 98 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $620 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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% |
| 6305.39.00 | Of man-made textile materials: other (669) | 8.4% |