Analysis
HTS 6205.20.10 covers certified hand-loomed and folklore products (340) under heading 6205 (men's or boys' shirts).
Within this group the rate runs from 1.1% to 19.7%. Compared with 6205.20.20 (of cotton: other), which pays 19.7%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 11 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 8.7%. 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%, 10.3 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 8.7% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 62 (56th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $870 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 3152 (Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing), an industry of 3,430 US establishments employing 47,582 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6205.20.20 | Of cotton: other | 19.7% |
| 6205.30.10 | Certified hand-loomed and folklore products (640) | 12.2% |
| 6205.30.15 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 49.6¢/kg + 19.7% |
| 6205.30.20 | Other: other | 29.1¢/kg + 25.9% |
| 6205.90.05 | Certified hand-loomed and folklore products (440) | 9.2% |
| 6205.90.07 | Of wool or fine animal hair: other | 17.5% |
| 6205.90.10 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (740) | 1.1% |
| 6205.90.30 | Of silk or silk waste: other | 7.1% |
| 6205.90.40 | Of other textile materials: other | 2.8% |