Analysis
HTS 6204.53.30 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 2 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 16%. 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 11.3% to 14.9%. The costliest confusion would be with 6204.53.10 (certified hand-loomed products and folklore products (642)) at 11.3%, a difference of 4.7 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 16% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 62 (82nd percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,600 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 5.6 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 6204.53.30.10 for women's (642) and 6204.53.30.20 for girls' (642). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6204.53.10 | Certified hand-loomed products and folklore products (642) | 11.3% |
| 6204.53.20 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 14.9% |