Analysis
HTS 6115.99.19 covers of artificial fibers: other 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.
Within this group the rate runs from 1.6% to 18.8%. Compared with 6115.99.40 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste), which pays 1.6%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 13 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 14.6%. 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 72%, 4.9 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 6115.99.19.10 for containing 23 percent or more by weight of wool or fine… and 6115.99.19.20 for other (632). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
The general duty rate is 14.6% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 61 (60th percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,460 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6115.99.14 | Containing lace or net | 18.8% |
| 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% |