Analysis
HTS 6115.10.60 covers of other textile materials (832) under heading 6115 (panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including graduated compression…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 16%. Compared with 6115.10.05 (surgical panty hose and surgical stockings with graduated compression…), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 9.9 percentage points.
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 9.9%. 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%, 9.1 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 9.9% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 61 (45th percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $990 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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% |
| 6115.10.15 | 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% |