Analysis
HTS 6106.20.20 covers of man-made fibers: other under heading 6106 (women's or girls' blouses and shirts, knitted or crocheted). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 0.9% to 19.7%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6106.90.15 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (739)), at 0.9%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 31.1 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 32%. 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 32% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 61 (99th percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $3,200 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 72%, 2.2 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6106.10.00 | Women's or girls' blouses and shirts, knitted or crocheted: of cotton | 19.7% |
| 6106.20.10 | Containing 23 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 14.9% |
| 6106.90.10 | Of wool or fine animal hair | 13.6% |
| 6106.90.15 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (739) | 0.9% |
| 6106.90.25 | Of silk or silk waste: other | 5.6% |
| 6106.90.30 | Of other textile materials: other | 4.7% |