Analysis
HTS 6108.91.00 covers other: of cotton under heading 6108 (women's or girls' slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, night dresses, pajamas, negligees…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 5 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 0.6% to 16%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6108.99.50 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste), at 0.6%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 7.9 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 8.5%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 10.6 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 8.5% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 61 (40th percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $850 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring 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% |
| 6108.92.00 | 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% |