Analysis
HTS 6203.19.10 covers of other textile materials: of cotton under heading 6203 (men's or boys' suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from 3.8% to 14.9%. Compared with 6203.19.50 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (743)), which pays 3.8%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 9.4 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 13.2%. 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 13.2% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 62 (69th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,320 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 6.8 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6203.19.20 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair (443) | 52.9¢/kg + 21% |
| 6203.19.30 | Of artificial fibers: other (643) | 14.9% |
| 6203.19.50 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (743) | 3.8% |
| 6203.19.90 | Of other textile materials: other | 7.1% |