HTS Index

HTS heading 5511

Yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibers, put up for retail sale — 6 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
5511Yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibers, put up for retail sale + Ch. 99not stated
5511.10.00Of synthetic staple fibers, containing 85 percent or more by weight of such fibers + Ch. 997.5%
5511.10.00.30Acrylic or modacrylic (200) + Ch. 997.5% (inherited from 5511.10.00)kg
5511.10.00.60Other (200) + Ch. 997.5% (inherited from 5511.10.00)kg
5511.20.00.00Of synthetic staple fibers, containing less than 85 percent by weight of such fibers (200) + Ch. 997.5%kg
5511.30.00.00Of artificial staple fibers (200) + Ch. 997.5%kg

2 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.

Additional duties may apply

6 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.