Analysis
HTS 6116.91.00 covers of wool or fine animal hair (431) under heading 6116 (gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted).
The general rate is 31.2¢/kg + 7%, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
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 31.2¢/kg + 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.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 315990 (Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing), an industry of 729 US establishments employing 7,925 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of 31.2¢/kg + 7%.
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% |
| 6116.10.13 | Containing over 50 percent by weight of plastics or rubber | 12.5% |
| 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% |
| 6116.92.05 | Ice hockey gloves and field hockey gloves | Free |
| 6116.92.08 | Of cotton: other gloves, mittens and mitts, all the fore going specially designed for use in sports, including ski and snowmobile gloves, mittens and mitts | 2.8% |
| 6116.92.64 | Without fourchettes | 23.5% |
| 6116.92.74 | Made from a pre-existing machine knit fabric: with fourchettes | 23.5% |
| 6116.92.88 | Without fourchettes (331) | 9.4% |
| 6116.92.94 | With fourchettes (331) | 9.4% |
| 6116.93.05 | Ice hockey gloves and field hockey gloves | Free |
| 6116.93.08 | Of synthetic fibers: other gloves, mittens and mitts, all the fore going specially designed for use in sports, including ski and snowmobile gloves, mittens and mitts | 2.8% |
| 6116.93.64 | Without fourchettes (431) | 31¢/kg + 6.9% |
| 6116.93.74 | With fourchettes (431) | 31¢/kg + 6.9% |
| 6116.93.88 | Without fourchettes (631) | 18.6% |
| 6116.93.94 | With fourchettes (631) | 18.6% |
| 6116.99.20 | Ice hockey gloves and field hockey gloves | Free |
| 6116.99.35 | Of artificial fibers: other gloves, mittens and mitts, all the fore going specially designed for use in sports, including ski and snowmobile gloves, mittens and mitts | 2.8% |
| 6116.99.48 | Without fourchettes (631) | 18.8% |
| 6116.99.54 | With fourchettes (631) | 18.8% |
| 6116.99.75 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | Free |
| 6116.99.95 | Of other textile materials: other | 3.8% |