Analysis
HTS 6203.39.20 covers of artificial 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.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 1% to 22%. The costliest confusion would be with 6203.39.50 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (733)) at 1%, a difference of 26.3 points on the customs value.
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: 6203.39.20.10 for men's (633) and 6203.39.20.20 for boys' (633). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6203.39.10 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 22% |
| 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% |