Analysis
HTS 6109.90.15 covers of wool, with long sleeves under heading 6109 (t-shirts, singlets, tank tops and similar garments, knitted or crocheted). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from 2.6% to 32%. Compared with 6109.90.10 (of man-made fibers), which pays 32%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 26.4 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 5.6% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 61 (28th percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $560 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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 5.6%. 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 55.5%, 9.9 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6109.90.10 | Of man-made fibers | 32% |
| 6109.90.40 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 2.6% |
| 6109.90.80 | Of other textile materials: other | 16% |