Analysis
HTS 6114.90.05 covers of wool or fine animal hair under heading 6114 (other garments, knitted or crocheted). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 5 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from 0.9% to 5.6%. Compared with 6114.90.10 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste), which pays 0.9%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 11.1 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 12%. 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 90%, 7.5 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 12% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 61 (50th percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,200 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6114.90.10 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 0.9% |
| 6114.90.90 | Of other textile materials: other | 5.6% |