Analysis
HTS 6103.29.20 covers of other textile materials: other 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 19 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
The general rate is The rate applicable to each garment in the ensemble if separately entered, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
The ten-digit suffixes separate containing 70 percent or more by weight…, containing 70 percent or more by weight…, containing 70 percent or more by weight…, trousers and breeches, shorts and containing 70 percent or more by weight… and 7 more. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
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 The rate applicable to each garment in the ensemble if separately entered. 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.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6103.29.20.28 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (734) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6103.29.20.30 | Other (834) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6103.29.20.34 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (733) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6103.29.20.36 | Other (833) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6103.29.20.40 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (747) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6103.29.20.44 | Trousers and breeches (847) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6103.29.20.48 | Shorts (847) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6103.29.20.52 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (738) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6103.29.20.54 | Other (838) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6103.29.20.58 | Subject to cotton restraints (345) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6103.29.20.60 | Subject to wool restraints (445) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6103.29.20.62 | Subject to man-made fiber restraints (645) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6103.29.20.64 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (745) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6103.29.20.66 | Assembled in Hong Kong from knit-to-shape component parts knitted elsewhere (846) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6103.29.20.68 | Other (846) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6103.29.20.70 | Assembled in Hong Kong from knit-to-shape component parts knitted elsewhere (845) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6103.29.20.74 | Other (845) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6103.29.20.80 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (759) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6103.29.20.82 | Other (859) | doz., kg | 3152 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6103.29.05 | Of wool or fine animal hair | The rate applicable to each garment in the ensemble if separately entered |
| 6103.29.10 | Of artificial fibers | The rate applicable to each garment in the ensemble if separately entered |