Analysis
HTS 6001.91.00 covers other: of cotton under heading 6001 (pile fabrics, including "long pile" fabrics and terry fabrics, knitted or crocheted). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 4% to 17.2%. The costliest confusion would be with 6001.99.10 (containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste) at 4%, a difference of 14.5 points on the customs value.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Israel FTA, and 9 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 18.5%. 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.
The general duty rate is 18.5% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 60 (99th percentile of 60 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,850 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 70%, 3.8 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 6001.91.00.10 for over 271 grams per square meter (224) and 6001.91.00.20 for other (224). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6001.10.20 | Of man-made fibers (224) | 17.2% |
| 6001.10.60 | "Long pile" fabrics: other (224) | 9% |
| 6001.21.00 | Looped pile fabrics: of cotton (224) | 9.8% |
| 6001.22.00 | Of man-made fibers (224) | 17.2% |
| 6001.29.00 | Of other textile materials (414) | 7% |
| 6001.92.00 | Of man-made fibers | 17.2% |
| 6001.99.10 | Containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 4% |
| 6001.99.90 | Of other textile materials: other (414) | 7% |