HTS heading · chapter 61
6115
Panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins) and footwear without applied soles, knitted or crocheted
Analysis
Heading 6115 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including graduated compression hosiery (for example, stockings for varicose veins) and footwear without applied soles, knitted or crocheted. It divides into 9 six-digit subheadings and 22 eight-digit tariff lines, with 32 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
The spread of 18.8 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 18.8%, applies to 6115.96.60 (containing lace or net) and 6115.99.14 (containing lace or net).
1 of its 22 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (5%) and 21 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 18.8%. The median line pays 14.6%.
The largest subheadings are 6115.10 (graduated compression hosiery (for example…, 7 lines), 6115.99 (of other textile materials, 4 lines), 6115.29 (of other textile materials, 2 lines) and 6115.30 (other women's full-length or knee-length hosiery…, 2 lines).
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6115.10.05 | Surgical panty hose and surgical stockings with graduated compression for orthopedic treatment | Free |
| 6115.10.10 | Of synthetic fibers (659) | 14.9% |
| 6115.10.15 | Of other textile materials | 16% |
| 6115.10.30 | Other graduated compression hosiery: of cotton (332) | 13.5% |
| 6115.10.40 | Of synthetic fibers (632) | 14.6% |
| 6115.10.55 | Of artificial fibers (632) | 14.6% |
| 6115.10.60 | Of other textile materials (832) | 9.9% |
| 6115.21.00 | Of synthetic fibers, measuring per single yarn less than 67 decitex | 16% |
| 6115.22.00 | Of synthetic fibers, measuring per single yarn 67 decitex or more (659) | 14.9% |
| 6115.29.40 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 2.6% |
| 6115.29.80 | Of other textile materials: other | 16% |
| 6115.30.10 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 2.7% |
| 6115.30.90 | Other women's full-length or knee-length hosiery, measuring per single yarn less than 67 decitex: other | 14.6% |
| 6115.94.00 | Of wool or fine animal hair (432) | 11.3% |
| 6115.95.60 | Containing lace or net (332) | 10% |
| 6115.95.90 | Of cotton: other (332) | 13.5% |
| 6115.96.60 | Containing lace or net | 18.8% |
| 6115.96.90 | Of synthetic fibers: other | 14.6% |
| 6115.99.14 | Containing lace or net | 18.8% |
| 6115.99.19 | Of artificial fibers: other | 14.6% |
| 6115.99.40 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 1.6% |
| 6115.99.90 | Of other textile materials: other (832) | 9.9% |