Analysis
HTS 6110.20.20 covers of cotton: other under heading 6110 (sweaters, pullovers, sweatshirts, waistcoats (vests) and similar articles, knitted or…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 15 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 0.9% to 32%. The costliest confusion would be with 6110.90.10 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste) at 0.9%, a difference of 15.6 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 16.5%. 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 general duty rate is 16.5% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 61 (81st percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,650 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The ten-digit suffixes separate boys' or girls' garments imported as…, men's, boys', women's, girls' and men's or boys' and 7 more. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 50%, 3.0 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6110.20.20.05 | Boys' or girls' garments imported as parts of playsuits (237) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6110.20.20.10 | Men's (345) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6110.20.20.15 | Boys' (345) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6110.20.20.20 | Women's (345) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6110.20.20.25 | Girls' (345) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6110.20.20.30 | Men's or boys' (359) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6110.20.20.35 | Women's or girls' (359) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6110.20.20.41 | Men's (338) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6110.20.20.44 | Boys' (338) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6110.20.20.46 | Women's (339) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6110.20.20.49 | Girls' (339) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6110.20.20.67 | Knit to shape articles described in statistical note 6 to this chapter (338) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6110.20.20.69 | Other (338) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6110.20.20.77 | Knit to shape articles described in statistical note 6 to this chapter (339) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6110.20.20.79 | Other (339) | doz., kg | 3152 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6110.11.00 | Of wool or fine animal hair: of wool | 16% |
| 6110.12.10 | Wholly of cashmere | 4% |
| 6110.12.20 | Of Kashmir (cashmere) goats: other | 16% |
| 6110.19.00 | Of wool or fine animal hair: other | 16% |
| 6110.20.10 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of flax fibers | 5% |
| 6110.30.10 | Containing 25 percent or more by weight of leather | 6% |
| 6110.30.15 | Containing 23 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 17% |
| 6110.30.20 | Containing 30 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 6.3% |
| 6110.30.30 | Other: other | 32% |
| 6110.90.10 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 0.9% |
| 6110.90.90 | Of other textile materials: other | 6% |