Analysis
HTS 6204.63.60 covers bib and brace overalls: 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.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 28.6%. Compared with 6204.63.50 (containing 15 percent or more by weight of down and waterfowl plumage…), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 14.9 percentage points.
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 14.9%. 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 general duty rate is 14.9% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 62 (77th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,490 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 76%, 5.1 times the general rate.
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% |
| 6204.63.09 | Water resistant trousers or breeches | 7.1% |
| 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% |
| 6204.63.65 | 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% |