Analysis
HTS 6104.52.00 covers skirts and divided skirts: of cotton under heading 6104 (women's or girls' suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 28.2%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6104.63.20 (other: other), at 28.2%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 19.9 percentage points.
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 8.3%. 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 8.3% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 61 (38th percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $830 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 10.8 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 6104.52.00.10 for women's (342) and 6104.52.00.20 for girls' (342). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
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% |
| 6104.49.90 | Of other textile materials: other | 5.6% |
| 6104.51.00 | Of wool or fine animal hair (442) | 14.9% |
| 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% |