Analysis
HTS 6103.10.60 covers of other textile materials: of cotton under heading 6103 (men's or boys' suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
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 18.8 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 9.4%. 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 90%, 9.6 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 9.4% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 61 (43rd percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $940 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Statistical suffixes
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 |
| 6103.10.50 | Of artificial fibers: other (643) | Free |
| 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% |