Analysis
HTS 6202.30.70 covers water resistant (335) under heading 6202 (women's or girls' overcoats, carcoats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (including ski jackets)…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 4.4% to 8.9%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6202.30.80 (other: other), at 8.9%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 2.7 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 6.2%. 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 general duty rate is 6.2% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 62 (32nd percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $620 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 37.5%, 6.0 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6202.30.12 | 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 (354) | 4.4% |
| 6202.30.20 | Overcoats, carcoats, capes, cloaks and similar coats: other | 8.9% |
| 6202.30.30 | 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 (354) | 4.4% |
| 6202.30.40 | Water resistant (335) | 6.2% |
| 6202.30.50 | Other: other | 8.9% |
| 6202.30.60 | 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 (354) | 4.4% |
| 6202.30.80 | Other: other | 8.9% |