Analysis
HTS 6202.90.69 covers other: other under heading 6202 (women's or girls' 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.
The general duty rate is 2.8% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 62 (16th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $280 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 2.8%. The costliest confusion would be with 6202.90.59 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (735)) at duty-free, a difference of 2.8 points on the customs value.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 12.5 times the general rate.
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 2.8%. 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.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6202.90.19 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (735) | Free |
| 6202.90.29 | Overcoats, carcoats, capes, cloaks and similar coats: other | 2.8% |
| 6202.90.39 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (735) | Free |
| 6202.90.49 | Recreational performance outerwear: other | 2.8% |
| 6202.90.59 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (735) | Free |