Analysis
HTS 6204.39.30 covers of artificial 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.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 1% to 6.3%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6204.39.60 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (735)), at 1%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 26.3 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: 6204.39.30.10 for women's (635) and 6204.39.30.20 for girls' (635). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6204.39.20 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 37.1¢/kg + 16.8% |
| 6204.39.60 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (735) | 1% |
| 6204.39.80 | Other: other | 6.3% |