Analysis
HTS 6204.69.15 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.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 1.1% to 28.6%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6204.69.28 (trousers, breeches and shorts: other), at 28.6%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 15 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 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.
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 76%, 5.6 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6204.69.01 | Bib and brace overalls | 13.6% |
| 6204.69.02 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 13.6% |
| 6204.69.03 | Trousers, breeches and shorts: other | 28.6% |
| 6204.69.04 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 1.1% |
| 6204.69.05 | Of silk or silk waste: other | 7.1% |
| 6204.69.06 | Recreational performance outerwear: other | 2.8% |
| 6204.69.22 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 13.6% |
| 6204.69.28 | Trousers, breeches and shorts: other | 28.6% |
| 6204.69.45 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 1.1% |
| 6204.69.65 | Of silk or silk waste: other | 7.1% |
| 6204.69.80 | Other: other | 2.8% |