Hand-Hooked Wool Area Rug from China
A hand-hooked area rug made primarily from wool yarns, featuring intricate patterns on a woven backing. It qualifies under HTS 5705.00.20 as an 'other' textile floor covering where textile materials form the exposed surface during use. This classification applies to non-machine-woven or tufted carpets not specified elsewhere in Chapter 57.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40.8%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Verify the textile composition exceeds 50% wool via lab testing for accurate declaration; obtain certificates of origin if claiming preferential duties; watch for misclassification as tufted rugs under 5703 if machine-punched