Analysis
HTS 4015.19.11 covers other: seamless under heading 4015 (articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts), for…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in doz. prs..
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 14%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 4015.19.51 (other: other), at 14%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 11 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 3% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 40 (61st percentile of 142 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $300 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
For statistics it divides in two: 4015.19.11.10 for disposable and 4015.19.11.50 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 25%, 8.3 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4015.12.10 | Of a kind used for medical or surgical purposes | Free |
| 4015.12.90 | Of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes: other | 14% |
| 4015.19.51 | Other: other | 14% |
| 4015.90.00 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts), for all purposes, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber: other | 4% |