Analysis
HTS 6002.90.80 covers other: other under heading 6002 (knitted or crocheted fabrics of a width not exceeding 30 cm, containing by weight 5…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Caribbean Basin Initiative, and 10 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 8%. 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 8% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 60 (19th percentile of 60 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $800 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 8% to 8.8%. The costliest confusion would be with 6002.90.40 (other: of cotton (222)) at 8.8%, a difference of 0.8 points on the customs value.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 11.2 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 6002.90.80.20 for open-work fabrics, warp knit (222) and 6002.90.80.80 for other (222). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6002.40.40 | Containing by weight 5 percent or more of elastomeric yarn but not containing rubber thread: of cotton (222) | 8.8% |
| 6002.40.80 | Containing by weight 5 percent or more of elastomeric yarn but not containing rubber thread: other | 8% |
| 6002.90.40 | Other: of cotton (222) | 8.8% |