5501.20.00.00
Of polyesters
Synthetic filament tow
Duty rates
Column 1 (General / MFN)
7.5%
Column 2 (Non-NTR)
45%
Column 1 (Special / FTA)
Free
Eligible
The rates above are statutory column rates. Trade remedies in Chapter 99 (Section 301, 232, IEEPA, reciprocal) and FTA preferences can change the duty owed on a given entry — see below.
Trade measures (Chapter 99)
9903.03.01
The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 10%
Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026
9903.03.02
The duty provided in the applicable subheading
Articles the product of any country that (1) were loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading and in transit on the final mode of transit prior to entry into the United States, before 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 24, 2026; and (2) are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, before 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 28, 2026
Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026
9903.03.03
The duty provided in the applicable subheading
Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026
9903.03.04
The duty provided in the applicable subheading
Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(iii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026
9903.03.05
The duty provided in the applicable subheading
Articles of civil aircraft (all aircraft other than military aircraft); their engines, parts and components; their other parts, components and subassemblies; and ground flight simulators and their parts and components of any country, provided for in subdivision (aa)(iv) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026
9903.03.06
The duty provided in the applicable subheading
Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026
9903.03.07
The duty provided in the applicable subheading
Articles the product of Canada, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(vi) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Applies to origin: CA
Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026
9903.03.08
The duty provided in the applicable subheading
Articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(vii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Applies to origin: MX
Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026
9903.03.09
The duty provided in the applicable subheading
Articles of textiles or apparel the product of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras or Nicaragua, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(viii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Applies to origin: CR, SV, GT, HN, NI, DO
Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026
9903.03.10
The duty provided in the applicable subheading
Articles that are donations, by persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, such as food, clothing and medicine, intended to be used to relieve human suffering
Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026
9903.03.11
The duty provided in the applicable subheading
Articles that are informational materials, including but not limited to publications, films, posters, phonograph records, photographs, microfilms, microfiche, tapes, compact disks, CD ROMs, artworks and news wire feeds
Applies to origin: IL
Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026
9903.88.03
LIST_1
The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25%
Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Applies to origin: CN
Effective from August 23, 2018
Related CBP rulings
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Application for Further Review of Protest No. 5501-23-106828; Brighton-Best International, Inc.; Antidumping and Countervailing Duties; Steel threaded rods.
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Application for Further Review of Protest No. 5501-20-101069; Northern Tool & Equipment Co. Inc.; Sprayers; 9817.00.50, HTSUS
The merchandise subject to the protest at issue consists of sprayers that Northern Tool claims are agricultural/horticultural sprayers, imported under subheadings 8424.41.1000 and 8424.49.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United State
Application for Further Review (“AFR”) of Protest 5501-10-100261; Transaction Value; Related Party Transactions; Post-Importation Adjustments
Protestant is a U.S. importer/corporation, which acts as an exclusive distributor of motor vehicles imported from the Seller/Manufacturer [***], the parent company, for re-sale in the U.S. market. Protestant also acts as the exclusive distr
Application for Further Review, Protest 5501-12-100069; tolling arrangement; seller discount
BrassCraft Manufacturing Company (hereinafter “BrassCraft” and importer/protestant) asserts that it received an unconditional discount on 70% (by weight) of the brass rods it bought from a foreign supplier under a negotiated “toll agreement
Application for Further Review of Protest No 5501-10-100101; Certain Preserved Mushrooms from the People’s Republic of China; Antidumping Order A-570-851-020
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Application for Further Review and Protest No. 5501-08-100321; wrinkle-free pants; U.S.- Jordan Free Trade Agreement
Application for Further Review and Protest No. 5501-08-100321; wrinkle-free pants; U.S.- Jordan Free Trade Agreement
Classification and country of origin determination for acrylic yarn; 19 CFR 102.21(c)(2); tariff shift and status under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); Article 509
The subject merchandise consists of four-ply twisted staple fiber acrylic yarn. The manufacturing operations for the yarn are as follows: The fibers are imported into the United States from Portugal in the form of acrylic tow (of Harmonized
Protest 5501-07-100541; Valuation
The evidence of record indicates the following. The protest concerns an entry of merchandise (wearing apparel, shoes, hats, etc.) filed on July 17, 2006. The relevant parties include Small Miracles, Inc. (the “protestant”); the seller of th
Classification of acrylic filament tow from Japan; revocation of NY L84817
NY L84817 provides the following very limited details about the merchandise at issue: You have submitted a sample of acrylic monofilament yarn. You state that it will not be put up for retail sale but will be used in the production of carbo
The tariff classification of acrylic filament tow from Japan
You submitted a sample of polyacrylanitrile fibers in the form of filament tow. For tariff purposes, tow must be composed of parallel filaments of a uniform length equal to the length of the tow and is further defined in Note 1, Chapter 55,
Application for Further Review of Protest No.5501-03-100130; Transaction Value; Sale for Exportation to the United States; Bona Fide Sale; Arm’s Length Transaction; “Clearly Destined” for the United States; Statutory Additions; Nissho Iwai Am. Corp. v. United States; Treasury Decision 96-87.
The facts relevant to the protest of xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, the importer, concerning its argument that the entered values should be the transaction value between middleman and the foreign manufacturer are as follows: Entry Number: xxxxxxx
Other codes in heading 5501
Duty by origin country
The rate above is the statutory base. Total landed duty depends on origin — see the calculated rate for 5501.20.00.00 from each major US trading partner.
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