Analysis
HTS 6203.49.35 covers certified hand-loomed and folklore products under heading 6203 (men's or boys' suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 27.9%. The costliest confusion would be with 6203.49.50 (trousers, breeches and shorts: other) at 27.9%, a difference of 15.7 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6203.49.01 | Bib and brace overalls | 8.5% |
| 6203.49.05 | Trousers, breeches and shorts | 27.9% |
| 6203.49.07 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | Free |
| 6203.49.09 | Of other textile materials: other | 2.8% |
| 6203.49.25 | Bib and brace overalls | 8.5% |
| 6203.49.50 | Trousers, breeches and shorts: other | 27.9% |
| 6203.49.60 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | Free |
| 6203.49.90 | Other: other | 2.8% |