Analysis
HTS 6006.90.10 covers containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste under heading 6006 (other knitted or crocheted fabrics).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 10%. The costliest confusion would be with 6006.90.90 (other: other (899)) at duty-free, a difference of 7 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 7% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 60 (10th percentile of 60 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $700 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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 7%. 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 45%, 6.4 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6006.10.00 | Of wool or fine animal hair (414) | 10% |
| 6006.21.10 | Circular knit, wholly of cotton yarns exceeding 100 metric number per single yarn (222) | 10% |
| 6006.21.90 | Unbleached or bleached: other | 10% |
| 6006.22.10 | Circular knit, wholly of cotton yarns exceeding 100 metric number per single yarn (222) | 10% |
| 6006.22.90 | Dyed: other | 10% |
| 6006.23.10 | Circular knit, wholly of cotton yarns exceeding 100 metric number per single yarn (222) | 10% |
| 6006.23.90 | Of yarns of different colors: other | 10% |
| 6006.24.10 | Circular knit, wholly of cotton yarns exceeding 100 metric number per single yarn (222) | 10% |
| 6006.24.90 | Printed: other | 10% |
| 6006.31.00 | Unbleached or bleached | 10% |
| 6006.32.00 | Of synthetic fibers: dyed | 10% |
| 6006.33.00 | Of yarns of different colors | 10% |
| 6006.34.00 | Of synthetic fibers: printed | 10% |
| 6006.41.00 | Unbleached or bleached | 10% |
| 6006.42.00 | Of artificial fibers: dyed | 10% |
| 6006.43.00 | Of yarns of different colors | 10% |
| 6006.44.00 | Of artificial fibers: printed | 10% |
| 6006.90.90 | Other: other (899) | Free |