Analysis
HTS 6116.93.94 covers with fourchettes (631) under heading 6116 (gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 18.6%. The costliest confusion would be with 6116.93.05 (ice hockey gloves and field hockey gloves) at duty-free, a difference of 18.6 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 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.
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.
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% |
| 6116.93.64 | 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% |