HTS tariff line · chapter 42
4206.00.13
If imported for use in the manufacture of sterile surgical sutures
Analysis
HTS 4206.00.13 covers if imported for use in the manufacture of sterile surgical sutures under heading 4206 (articles of gut (other than silkworm gut), of goldbeater's skin, of bladders or of tendons).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 3.9%. The costliest confusion would be with 4206.00.90 (articles of gut (other than silkworm gut), of goldbeater's skin, of…) at duty-free, a difference of 3.5 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 3.5% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 42 (23rd percentile of 88 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $350 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 40%, 11.4 times the general rate.
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 3.5%. 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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4206.00.19 | Of catgut: other | 3.9% |
| 4206.00.90 | Articles of gut (other than silkworm gut), of goldbeater's skin, of bladders or of tendons: other | Free |