Analysis
HTS 6204.63.65 covers certified hand-loomed and folklore products (648) under heading 6204 (women's or girls' suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 28.6%. Compared with 6204.63.90 (other: other), which pays 28.6%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 17.3 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Caribbean Basin Initiative, and 10 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 11.3%. 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 11.3% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 62 (64th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,130 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 76%, 6.7 times the general rate.
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% |
| 6204.63.60 | Bib and brace overalls: other | 14.9% |
| 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% |