Analysis
HTS 6116.92.94 covers with fourchettes (331) 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 6116.92.74 (made from a pre-existing machine knit fabric: with fourchettes) at 23.5%, a difference of 14.1 points on the customs value.
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.
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% |
| 6116.92.88 | Without fourchettes (331) | 9.4% |