HTS heading · chapter 61
6108
Women's or girls' slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, night dresses, pajamas, negligees, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted
Analysis
Heading 6108 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers women's or girls' slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, night dresses, pajamas, negligees, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted. It divides into 11 six-digit subheadings and 18 eight-digit tariff lines, with 34 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
The spread of 15.4 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 16%, applies to 6108.32.00 (of man-made fibers) and 6108.92.00 (of man-made fibers).
None of its 18 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 0.6% to 16% with a median of 8.4%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The largest subheadings are 6108.39 (of other textile materials, 3 lines), 6108.99 (of other textile materials, 3 lines), 6108.19 (unnamed, 2 lines) and 6108.22 (of man-made fibers, 2 lines).
Its median rate of 8.4% sits at the 38th percentile of the headings in chapter 61.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6108.11.00 | Of man-made fibers | 14.9% |
| 6108.19.10 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (752) | 1.1% |
| 6108.19.90 | Of other textile materials: other | 6.6% |
| 6108.21.00 | Briefs and panties: of cotton | 7.6% |
| 6108.22.10 | Disposable briefs and panties designed for one-time use | 8.3% |
| 6108.22.90 | Of man-made fibers: other | 15.6% |
| 6108.29.10 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (752) | 2.1% |
| 6108.29.90 | Of other textile materials: other (852) | 13.3% |
| 6108.31.00 | Nightdresses and pajamas: of cotton | 8.5% |
| 6108.32.00 | Of man-made fibers | 16% |
| 6108.39.10 | Of wool or fine animal hair (459) | 8.5% |
| 6108.39.40 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (751) | 0.6% |
| 6108.39.80 | Of other textile materials: other (851) | 3.8% |
| 6108.91.00 | Other: of cotton | 8.5% |
| 6108.92.00 | Of man-made fibers | 16% |
| 6108.99.20 | Of wool or fine animal hair (459) | 8.5% |
| 6108.99.50 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 0.6% |
| 6108.99.90 | Of other textile materials: other (850) | 3.8% |