6114.30.20

Analysis

HTS 6114.30.20 covers bodysuits and bodyshirts under heading 6114 (other garments, knitted or crocheted). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.

Neighbouring lines carry rates from 14.9% to 28.2%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6114.30.30 (of man-made fibers: other), at 14.9%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 17.1 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 32%. 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 32% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 61 (99th percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $3,200 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.

The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 2.8 times the general rate.