6111.30.50

Analysis

HTS 6111.30.50 covers of synthetic fibers: other under heading 6111 (babies' garments and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 6 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.

Neighbouring lines carry rates from 28.2% to 32%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6111.30.30 (t-shirts, singlets and similar garments, except those imported as…), at 32%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 16 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 16%. 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% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 61 (77th percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,600 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.

The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 5.6 times the general rate.

The ten-digit suffixes separate sunsuits, washsuits and similar apparel, blanket sleepers, sets, imported as parts of sets and babiesʼ socks and booties. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.