HTS tariff line · chapter 61
6115.10.05
Surgical panty hose and surgical stockings with graduated compression for orthopedic treatment
Analysis
HTS 6115.10.05 covers surgical panty hose and surgical stockings with graduated compression for orthopedic treatment under heading 6115 (panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including graduated compression…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 9.9% to 16%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6115.10.15 (of other textile materials), at 16%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 16 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 40% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 40% duty.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 5% of the 227 tariff lines in chapter 61. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 339113 (Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing), an industry of 1,804 US establishments employing 93,937 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |