Analysis
HTS 6205.90.07 covers of wool or fine animal hair: other under heading 6205 (men's or boys' shirts). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 1.1% to 9.2%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6205.90.10 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (740)), at 1.1%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 16.4 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 17.5%. 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 17.5% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 62 (88th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,750 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
For statistics it divides in two: 6205.90.07.10 for men's (440) and 6205.90.07.20 for boys' (440). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6205.90.05 | Certified hand-loomed and folklore products (440) | 9.2% |
| 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% |