Analysis
Heading 6112 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers track suits, ski-suits and swimwear, knitted or crocheted. It divides into 8 six-digit subheadings and 11 eight-digit tariff lines, with 54 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
The spread of 24.7 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 28.2%, applies to 6112.12.00 (of synthetic fibers) and 6112.19.10 (of artificial fibers).
None of its 11 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 3.5% to 28.2% with a median of 21.6%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
Its median rate of 21.6% sits at the 87th percentile of the headings in chapter 61.
The largest subheadings are 6112.19 (of other textile materials, 3 lines), 6112.20 (ski-suits, 2 lines), 6112.11 (unnamed, 1 line) and 6112.12 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (3152). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6112.11.00 | Track suits: of cotton | 14.9% |
| 6112.12.00 | Of synthetic fibers | 28.2% |
| 6112.19.10 | Of artificial fibers | 28.2% |
| 6112.19.40 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 3.5% |
| 6112.19.80 | Of other textile materials: other | 21.6% |
| 6112.20.10 | Of man-made fibers | 28.2% |
| 6112.20.20 | Ski-suits: other | 8.3% |
| 6112.31.00 | Of synthetic fibers | 25.9% |
| 6112.39.00 | Of other textile materials | 13.2% |
| 6112.41.00 | Of synthetic fibers | 24.9% |
| 6112.49.00 | Of other textile materials | 13.2% |