Analysis
HTS 6201.40.50 covers other: other under heading 6201 (men's or boys' overcoats, carcoats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (including ski jackets)…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from 4.4% to 27.7%. Compared with 6201.40.55 (containing 15 percent or more by weight of down and waterfowl plumage…), which pays 4.4%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 23.3 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 27.7%. 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 27.7% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 62 (95th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $2,770 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 3.2 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 6201.40.50.11 for men's (634) and 6201.40.50.21 for boys' (634). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6201.40.10 | Containing 15 percent or more by weight of down and waterfowl plumage and of which down comprises 35 percent or more by weight; containing 10 percent or more by weight of down (653) | 4.4% |
| 6201.40.15 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 49.7¢/kg + 19.7% |
| 6201.40.20 | Other: other | 27.7% |
| 6201.40.25 | Containing 15 percent or more by weight of down and waterfowl plumage and of which down comprises 35 percent or more by weight; containing 10 percent or more by weight of down (653) | 4.4% |
| 6201.40.35 | Padded sleeveless jackets | 14.9% |
| 6201.40.40 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 49.5¢/kg + 19.6% |
| 6201.40.45 | Water resistant (634) | 7.1% |
| 6201.40.55 | Containing 15 percent or more by weight of down and waterfowl plumage and of which down comprises 35 percent or more by weight; containing 10 percent or more by weight of down (653) | 4.4% |
| 6201.40.60 | Padded, sleeveless jackets | 14.9% |
| 6201.40.65 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 49.5¢/kg + 19.6% |
| 6201.40.70 | Water resistant (634) | 7.1% |
| 6201.40.75 | Other: other | 27.7% |