Analysis
HTS 6203.43.65 covers certified hand-loomed and folklore products (647) under heading 6203 (men's or boys' suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 27.9%. Compared with 6203.43.90 (other: other), which pays 27.9%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 15.7 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 12.2%. 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 12.2% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 62 (67th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,220 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 76%, 6.2 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6203.43.01 | 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 |
| 6203.43.03 | Water resistant (659) | 7.1% |
| 6203.43.05 | Bib and brace overalls: other | 14.9% |
| 6203.43.09 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 49.6¢/kg + 19.7% |
| 6203.43.11 | Water resistant trousers or breeches (647) | 7.1% |
| 6203.43.13 | Other: other | 27.9% |
| 6203.43.45 | 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 |
| 6203.43.55 | Water resistant (659) | 7.1% |
| 6203.43.60 | Bib and brace overalls: other | 14.9% |
| 6203.43.70 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 49.6¢/kg + 19.7% |
| 6203.43.75 | Water resistant trousers or breeches (647) | 7.1% |
| 6203.43.90 | Other: other | 27.9% |