Analysis
HTS 6116.92.88 covers without fourchettes (331) under heading 6116 (gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 23.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6116.92.74 (made from a pre-existing machine knit fabric: with fourchettes), at 23.5%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 14.1 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 9.4%. 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. Reduced but not zero rates apply under some agreements: 7.4% for E.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 9.6 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 9.4% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 61 (43rd percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $940 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 6116.92.94 | With fourchettes (331) | 9.4% |