Analysis
HTS 6203.33.20 covers of synthetic fibers: other 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 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 27.3%. Compared with 6203.42.17 (containing 15 percent or more by weight of down and waterfowl plumage…), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 27.3 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 27.3%. 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 27.3% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 62 (94th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $2,730 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 77.5%, 2.8 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 6203.33.20.10 for men's (633) and 6203.33.20.20 for boys' (633). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6203.11.15 | Of worsted wool fabric, made of wool yarn having an average fiber diameter of 18.5 microns or less (443) | 7.5% |
| 6203.11.30 | Containing 30 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste: other (443) | 7.5% |
| 6203.11.60 | Of worsted wool fabric, made of wool yarn having an average fiber diameter of 18.5 microns or less (443) | 17.5% |
| 6203.11.90 | Other: other (443) | 17.5% |
| 6203.12.10 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair (443) | 17.5% |
| 6203.12.20 | Of synthetic fibers: other | 27.3% |
| 6203.19.10 | Of other textile materials: of cotton | 13.2% |
| 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% |
| 6203.22.10 | Judo, karate and other oriental martial arts uniforms (359) | 7.5% |
| 6203.22.30 | Of cotton: other | The rate applicable to each garment in the ensemble if separately entered |
| 6203.23.00 | Of synthetic fibers | The rate applicable to each garment in the ensemble if separately entered |
| 6203.29.10 | Suits, suit-type jackets and trousers, the foregoing of worsted wool fabric, made of wool yarn having an average fiber diameter of 18.5 microns or less | The rate applicable to each garment in the ensemble if separately entered |
| 6203.29.15 | Of wool or fine animal hair: other | The rate applicable to each garment in the ensemble if separately entered |
| 6203.29.20 | Of artificial fibers | The rate applicable to each garment in the ensemble if separately entered |
| 6203.29.30 | Of other textile materials: other | The rate applicable to each garment in the in the ensemble if separately entered |
| 6203.31.50 | Of worsted wool fabric, made of wool yarn having an average fiber diameter of 18.5 microns or less | 17.5% |
| 6203.31.90 | Of wool or fine animal hair: other | 17.5% |
| 6203.32.10 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of flax fibers (333) | 2.8% |
| 6203.32.20 | Of cotton: other | 9.4% |
| 6203.33.10 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 22% |
| 6203.39.10 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 22% |
| 6203.39.20 | Of artificial fibers: other | 27.3% |
| 6203.39.50 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (733) | 1% |
| 6203.39.90 | Of other textile materials: other | 6.5% |
| 6203.41.01 | Trousers and breeches, containing elastomeric fiber, water resistant, without belt loops, weighing more than 9 kg per dozen | 7.6% |
| 6203.41.03 | Trousers of worsted wool fabric, made of wool yarn having an average fiber diameter of 18.5 microns or less | 41.9¢/kg + 16.3% |
| 6203.41.06 | Other: other | 41.9¢/kg + 16.3% |
| 6203.41.08 | Bib and brace overalls (459) | 8.5% |
| 6203.41.25 | Trousers and breeches, containing elastomeric fiber, water resistant, without belt loops, weighing more than 9 kg per dozen | 7.6% |
| 6203.41.30 | Trousers of worsted wool fabric, made of wool yarn having an average fiber diameter of 18.5 microns or less | 41.9¢/kg + 16.3% |
| 6203.41.60 | Other: other | 41.9¢/kg + 16.3% |
| 6203.41.80 | Bib and brace overalls (459) | 8.5% |
| 6203.42.03 | 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 | Free |
| 6203.42.05 | Bib and brace overalls | 10.3% |
| 6203.42.07 | Other: other | 16.6% |
| 6203.42.17 | 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 | Free |
| 6203.42.25 | Bib and brace overalls | 10.3% |