Analysis
HTS 6203.39.90 covers of other textile materials: 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 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 1% to 27.3%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6203.39.20 (of artificial fibers: other), at 27.3%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 20.8 percentage points.
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 6.5%. 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 6.5% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 62 (34th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $650 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 5.4 times the general rate.
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% |
| 6203.39.20 | Of artificial fibers: other | 27.3% |
| 6203.39.50 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (733) | 1% |