Analysis
HTS 6117.10.20 covers of man-made fibers under heading 6117 (other made up clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted; knitted or crocheted parts of…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 1.5% to 9.6%. The costliest confusion would be with 6117.10.40 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste) at 1.5%, a difference of 9.8 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 11.3%. 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 90%, 8.0 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 6117.10.20.10 for containing 23 percent or more by weight of wool or fine… and 6117.10.20.30 for other (659). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
The general duty rate is 11.3% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 61 (48th percentile of 227 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,130 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6117.10.10 | Of wool or fine animal hair (459) | 9.6% |
| 6117.10.40 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 1.5% |
| 6117.10.60 | Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like: other | 9.5% |