Analysis
HTS 6204.63.09 covers water resistant trousers or breeches 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.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 28.6%. The costliest confusion would be with 6204.63.90 (other: other) at 28.6%, a difference of 21.5 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 7.1%. 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 65%, 9.2 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 6204.63.09.10 for ski/snowboard pants (648) and 6204.63.09.90 for other (648). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
The general duty rate is 7.1% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 62 (42nd percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $710 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6204.63.01 | 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 |
| 6204.63.02 | Bib and brace overalls: water resistant | 7.1% |
| 6204.63.03 | Bib and brace overalls: other | 14.9% |
| 6204.63.08 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 13.6% |
| 6204.63.11 | Other: other | 28.6% |
| 6204.63.50 | 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 |
| 6204.63.55 | Water resistant (659) | 7.1% |
| 6204.63.60 | Bib and brace overalls: other | 14.9% |
| 6204.63.65 | Certified hand-loomed and folklore products (648) | 11.3% |
| 6204.63.70 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 13.6% |
| 6204.63.75 | Water resistant trousers or breeches (648) | 7.1% |
| 6204.63.90 | Other: other | 28.6% |