Analysis
HTS 6204.61.15 covers recreational performance outerwear: 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 4 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 13.6%. 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 7.6% to 13.6%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6204.61.60 (trousers and breeches, containing elastomeric fiber, water resistant…), at 7.6%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 6 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 13.6% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 62 (70th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,360 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 58.5%, 4.3 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6204.61.05 | Trousers and breeches, containing elastomeric fiber, water resistant, without belt loops, weighing more than 6 kg per dozen | 7.6% |
| 6204.61.60 | Trousers and breeches, containing elastomeric fiber, water resistant, without belt loops, weighing more than 6 kg per dozen | 7.6% |
| 6204.61.80 | Other: other | 13.6% |