Analysis
HTS 6115.99.14 covers containing lace or net under heading 6115 (panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including graduated compression…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in doz. prs. and kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 1.6% to 14.6%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6115.99.40 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste), at 1.6%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 17.2 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Israel FTA, and 9 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 18.8%. 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 18.8% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 61 (85th percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,880 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 4.8 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 6115.99.14.10 for containing 23 percent or more by weight of wool or fine… and 6115.99.14.20 for other (632). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |