Analysis
HTS 6205.90.30 covers of silk or silk waste: other under heading 6205 (men's or boys' shirts). 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 17.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6205.90.07 (of wool or fine animal hair: other), at 17.5%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 10.4 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 7.1%. 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 65%, 9.2 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 7.1% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 62 (42nd percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $710 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 6205.90.40 | Of other textile materials: other | 2.8% |