Analysis
HTS 6204.62.05 covers bib and brace overalls 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.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 16.6%. The costliest confusion would be with 6204.62.50 (containing 15 percent or more by weight of down and waterfowl plumage…) at duty-free, a difference of 8.9 points on the customs value.
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 8.9%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 10.1 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 8.9% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 62 (58th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $890 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6204.62.03 | Containing 15 percent or more by weight of down and waterfowl plumage and of which down comprises 35 percent or more by weight; containing 10 percent or more by weight of down | Free |
| 6204.62.15 | Other: other | 16.6% |
| 6204.62.50 | Containing 15 percent or more by weight of down and waterfowl plumage and of which down comprises 35 percent or more by weight; containing 10 percent or more by weight of down | Free |
| 6204.62.60 | Bib and brace overalls | 8.9% |
| 6204.62.70 | Certified hand-loomed and folklore products (348) | 7.1% |
| 6204.62.80 | Other: other | 16.6% |