Analysis
HTS 6204.33.50 covers of synthetic fibers: other under heading 6204 (women's or girls' suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from 2.8% to 7.1%. Compared with 6204.33.20 (containing 36 percent or more by weight of flax fibers (635)), which pays 2.8%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 24.5 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: 6204.33.50.10 for women's (635) and 6204.33.50.20 for girls' (635). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6204.33.10 | Containing 30 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (635) | 7.1% |
| 6204.33.20 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of flax fibers (635) | 2.8% |
| 6204.33.40 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 46.3¢/kg + 21% |