Analysis
HTS 6107.12.00 covers of man-made fibers under heading 6107 (men's or boys' underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pajamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 0.8% to 16%. The costliest confusion would be with 6107.99.50 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste) at 0.8%, a difference of 14.1 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 90%, 6.0 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 6107.12.00.10 for men's (652) and 6107.12.00.20 for boys' (652). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6107.11.00 | Underpants and briefs: of cotton | 7.4% |
| 6107.19.10 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (752) | 0.9% |
| 6107.19.90 | Of other textile materials: other (852) | 5.6% |
| 6107.21.00 | Nightshirts and pajamas: of cotton | 8.9% |
| 6107.22.00 | Of man-made fibers | 16% |
| 6107.29.20 | Of wool or fine animal hair (459) | 8.5% |
| 6107.29.50 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (751) | 0.9% |
| 6107.29.90 | Of other textile materials: other (851) | 5.6% |
| 6107.91.00 | Other: of cotton | 8.7% |
| 6107.99.10 | Of man-made fibers | 14.9% |
| 6107.99.20 | Of wool or fine animal hair (459) | 13.6% |
| 6107.99.50 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 0.8% |
| 6107.99.90 | Of other textile materials: other (850) | 4.8% |