Analysis
HTS 3926.20.20 covers baseball and softball gloves and mitts under heading 3926 (other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 6.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 3926.20.40 (other: other) at 6.5%, a difference of 6.5 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 13% of the 236 tariff lines in chapter 39 that are also free. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 30% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 30% duty.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 339920 (Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing), an industry of 1,662 US establishments employing 39,073 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3926.20.10 | Gloves, mittens and mitts: seamless | Free |
| 3926.20.30 | Specially designed for use in sports: other | 3% |
| 3926.20.40 | Other: other | 6.5% |
| 3926.20.60 | Plastic rainwear, including jackets, coats, ponchos, parkas and slickers, featuring an outer shell of polyvinyl chloride plastic with or without attached hoods, valued not over $10 per unit | Free |
| 3926.20.90 | Other: other | 5% |