6116.93.88

Analysis

HTS 6116.93.88 covers without fourchettes (631) under heading 6116 (gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted).

Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 18.6%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6116.93.05 (ice hockey gloves and field hockey gloves), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 18.6 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 18.6%. 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: 16.3% for E.

The general duty rate is 18.6% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 61 (83rd percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,860 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.

The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 4.8 times the general rate.