Analysis
HTS 6116.99.95 covers of other textile materials: other under heading 6116 (gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in doz. prs. and kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 18.8%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6116.99.54 (with fourchettes (631)), at 18.8%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 15 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 3.8% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 61 (21st percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $380 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Caribbean Basin Initiative, and 10 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3.8%. 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.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 40%, 10.5 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
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% |
| 6116.99.48 | Without fourchettes (631) | 18.8% |
| 6116.99.54 | With fourchettes (631) | 18.8% |
| 6116.99.75 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | Free |