Analysis
HTS 6103.43.20 covers bib and brace overalls 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 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 28.2% to 28.2%. The costliest confusion would be with 6103.43.15 (trousers, breeches and shorts: other) at 28.2%, a difference of 13.3 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 14.9%. 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 14.9% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 61 (67th percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,490 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 72%, 4.8 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6103.43.10 | Containing 23 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 58.5¢/kg + 15.2% |
| 6103.43.15 | Trousers, breeches and shorts: other | 28.2% |