HTS tariff line · chapter 61
6108.39.40
Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (751)
Analysis
HTS 6108.39.40 covers containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (751) under heading 6108 (women's or girls' slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, night dresses, pajamas, negligees…).
Within this group the rate runs from 3.8% to 8.5%. Compared with 6108.39.10 (of wool or fine animal hair (459)), which pays 8.5%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 7.9 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 0.6% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 61 (6th percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $60 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 60%, 100.0 times the general rate.
The other lines in the same group are 6108.39.10 (of wool or fine animal hair (459), 8.5%) and 6108.39.80 (of other textile materials: other (851), 3.8%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 3152 (Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing), an industry of 3,430 US establishments employing 47,582 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6108.39.10 | Of wool or fine animal hair (459) | 8.5% |
| 6108.39.80 | Of other textile materials: other (851) | 3.8% |