Analysis
HTS 6115.29.80 covers of other textile materials: other 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.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 18.8%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6115.10.05 (surgical panty hose and surgical stockings with graduated compression…), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 16 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 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% |
| 6115.10.15 | 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% |
| 6115.30.10 | 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% |