Analysis
HTS 6116.93.64 covers without fourchettes (431) under heading 6116 (gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted).
The general rate is 31¢/kg + 6.9%, 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¢/kg + 6.9%. 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: 31¢/kg + 5.4% for E.
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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 6116.93.74 | With fourchettes (431) | 31¢/kg + 6.9% |
| 6116.93.88 | Without fourchettes (631) | 18.6% |
| 6116.93.94 | With fourchettes (631) | 18.6% |