Analysis
HTS 6115.30.10 covers containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste under heading 6115 (panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including graduated compression…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 18.8%. Compared with 6115.99.14 (containing lace or net), which pays 18.8%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 16.1 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 2.7% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 61 (18th percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $270 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 33.3 times the general rate.
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 2.7%. 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.
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% |
| 6115.29.80 | Of other textile materials: other | 16% |
| 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% |