Analysis
HTS 6116.10.13 covers containing over 50 percent by weight of plastics or rubber under heading 6116 (gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 23.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 6116.10.05 (ice hockey gloves and field hockey gloves) at duty-free, a difference of 12.5 points on the customs value.
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 12.5%. 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 61%, 4.9 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 12.5% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 61 (50th percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,250 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6116.10.05 | Ice hockey gloves and field hockey gloves | Free |
| 6116.10.08 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber: other gloves, mittens and mitts, all the foregoing specially designed for use in sports, including ski and snowmobile gloves, mittens and mitts | 2.8% |
| 6116.10.17 | Of vegetable fibers: other | 23.5% |
| 6116.10.44 | Containing over 50 percent by weight of plastics or rubber | 9.9% |
| 6116.10.48 | Other: other | 18.6% |
| 6116.10.55 | Containing 50 percent or more by weight of cotton, man-made fibers or other textile fibers, or any combination thereof | 13.2% |
| 6116.10.65 | Other: other | 7% |
| 6116.10.75 | Containing 50 percent or more by weight of cotton, man-made fibers or other textile fibers, or any combination thereof | 13.2% |
| 6116.10.95 | With fourchettes: other | 7% |