Analysis
HTS 6201.90.69 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 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 4.2%. Compared with 6201.90.59 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (735)), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 4.2 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 4.2% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 62 (24th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $420 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 4.2%. 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 35%, 8.3 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6201.90.19 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (734) | Free |
| 6201.90.29 | Overcoats, carcoats, capes, cloaks and similar coats: other | 2.8% |
| 6201.90.39 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (735) | Free |
| 6201.90.49 | Recreational performance outerwear: other | 4.2% |
| 6201.90.59 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (735) | Free |