Polypropylene Handicraft Cordage from China
Colored polypropylene cord sold in coils for arts, crafts, and DIY projects like macrame or weaving. HTS 5607.49.3000 applies to this other polyethylene/polypropylene cordage, valued for its knotting properties.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38.6%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%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
9903.88.0325%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)
Import Tips
• Include colorfastness tests if dyed, as CBP checks for bleeding in consumer crafts
• Sell in bulk spools to stay under cordage; retail kits may become 'sets' in 5607.90
• Confirm no metallic cores, which could reclassify to Chapter 83 articles