Analysis
HTS 6103.10.50 covers of artificial fibers: other (643) under heading 6103 (men's or boys' suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 28.2%. The costliest confusion would be with 6103.10.30 (of synthetic fibers: other (643)) at 28.2%, a difference of 28.2 points on the customs value.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 72% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 72% duty.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 5% of the 227 tariff lines in chapter 61 that are also free. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 3152 (Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing), an industry of 3,430 US establishments employing 47,582 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6103.10.10 | Of wool or fine animal hair (443) | 38.8¢/kg + 10% |
| 6103.10.20 | Containing 23 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair (443) | 60.3¢/kg + 15.6% |
| 6103.10.30 | Of synthetic fibers: other (643) | 28.2% |
| 6103.10.40 | Containing 23 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair (443) | Free |
| 6103.10.60 | Of other textile materials: of cotton | 9.4% |
| 6103.10.70 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (743) | 0.9% |
| 6103.10.90 | Of other textile materials: other | 5.6% |