Analysis
HTS 6204.42.30 covers other: 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 6 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
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 8.4%. 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.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 5.5% to 11.8%. The costliest confusion would be with 6204.42.10 (certified hand-loomed and folklore products (336)) at 11.8%, a difference of 3.4 points on the customs value.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 10.7 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 8.4% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 62 (53rd percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $840 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The ten-digit suffixes separate women's, girls', women's, girls', women's and girls'. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6204.42.10 | Certified hand-loomed and folklore products (336) | 11.8% |
| 6204.42.20 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of flax fibers (336) | 5.5% |