Analysis
HTS 6115.10.15 covers of other textile materials under heading 6115 (panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including graduated compression…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in doz. prs. and kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 14.9%. The costliest confusion would be with 6115.10.05 (surgical panty hose and surgical stockings with graduated compression…) at duty-free, a difference of 16 points on the customs value.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Caribbean Basin Initiative, and 10 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 16%. 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 16% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 61 (77th percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,600 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 5.6 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring 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% |
| 6115.10.30 | 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% |