Analysis
HTS 6101.90.90 covers of other textile materials: other under heading 6101 (men's or boys' overcoats, carcoats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (including ski-jackets)…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 0.9% to 0.9%. The costliest confusion would be with 6101.90.10 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (734)) at 0.9%, a difference of 4.8 points on the customs value.
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 5.7%. 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 general duty rate is 5.7% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 61 (32nd percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $570 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 7.9 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6101.90.05 | Of wool or fine animal hair (434) | 61.7¢/kg + 16% |
| 6101.90.10 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (734) | 0.9% |