Analysis
HTS 6104.49.90 covers of other textile materials: other under heading 6104 (women's or girls' suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 28.2%. Compared with 6104.63.20 (other: other), which pays 28.2%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 22.6 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 5.6% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 61 (28th percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $560 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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 5.6%. 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 60%, 10.7 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6104.13.10 | Containing 23 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair (444) | Free |
| 6104.13.20 | Of synthetic fibers: other (644) | 14.9% |
| 6104.19.10 | Containing 23 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair (444) | 8.5% |
| 6104.19.15 | Of artificial fibers: other (644) | Free |
| 6104.19.40 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (744) | 0.9% |
| 6104.19.50 | Of wool or fine animal hair (444) | 13.6% |
| 6104.19.60 | Of other textile materials: of cotton | 9.4% |
| 6104.19.80 | Of other textile materials: other | 5.6% |
| 6104.22.00 | Ensembles: of cotton | The rate applicable to each garment in the ensemble if separately entered |
| 6104.23.00 | Of synthetic fibers | The rate applicable to each garment in the ensemble if separately entered |
| 6104.29.05 | Of wool or fine animal hair | The rate applicable to each garment in the ensemble if separately entered |
| 6104.29.10 | Of artificial fibers | The rate applicable to each garment in the ensemble if entered separately |
| 6104.29.20 | Of other textile materials: other | The rate applicable to each garment in the ensemble if separately entered |
| 6104.31.00 | Of wool or fine animal hair (435) | 54.8¢/kg + 16% |
| 6104.32.00 | Suit-type jackets and blazers: of cotton (335) | 14.9% |
| 6104.33.10 | Containing 23 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair (435) | 56.4¢/kg + 16.5% |
| 6104.33.20 | Of synthetic fibers: other (635) | 28.2% |
| 6104.39.10 | Of artificial fibers (635) | 24% |
| 6104.39.20 | Of other textile materials: other | Free |
| 6104.41.00 | Of wool or fine animal hair | 13.6% |
| 6104.42.00 | Dresses: of cotton | 11.5% |
| 6104.43.10 | Containing 23 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 14.9% |
| 6104.43.20 | Of synthetic fibers: other | 16% |
| 6104.44.10 | Containing 23 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair (436) | 14.9% |
| 6104.44.20 | Of artificial fibers: other | 14.9% |
| 6104.49.10 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (736) | 0.9% |
| 6104.51.00 | Of wool or fine animal hair (442) | 14.9% |
| 6104.52.00 | Skirts and divided skirts: of cotton | 8.3% |
| 6104.53.10 | Containing 23 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair (442) | 14.9% |
| 6104.53.20 | Of synthetic fibers: other | 16% |
| 6104.59.10 | Of artificial fibers | 8% |
| 6104.59.40 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (742) | 0.9% |
| 6104.59.80 | Of other textile materials: other | 5.6% |
| 6104.61.00 | Of wool or fine animal hair | 14.9% |
| 6104.62.10 | Bib and brace overalls | 10.3% |
| 6104.62.20 | Of cotton: other | 14.9% |
| 6104.63.10 | Bib and brace overalls | 14.9% |
| 6104.63.15 | Containing 23 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 14.9% |
| 6104.63.20 | Other: other | 28.2% |
| 6104.69.10 | Bib and brace overalls (659) | 13.6% |