Analysis
HTS 6116.99.48 covers without fourchettes (631) under heading 6116 (gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 18.8%. Compared with 6116.99.75 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 18.8 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 18.8%. 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: 16.5% for E.
The general duty rate is 18.8% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 61 (85th percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,880 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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6116.99.20 | Ice hockey gloves and field hockey gloves | Free |
| 6116.99.35 | Of artificial 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% |
| 6116.99.54 | With fourchettes (631) | 18.8% |
| 6116.99.75 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | Free |
| 6116.99.95 | Of other textile materials: other | 3.8% |