Analysis
HTS 6204.53.10 covers certified hand-loomed products and folklore products (642) under heading 6204 (women's or girls' suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided…).
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Caribbean Basin Initiative, and 10 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 11.3%. 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.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 14.9% to 16%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6204.53.30 (other: other), at 16%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 4.7 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 11.3% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 62 (64th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,130 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 76%, 6.7 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6204.53.20 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 14.9% |
| 6204.53.30 | Other: other | 16% |