Analysis
HTS 6205.90.40 covers of other textile materials: 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 14.7 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 2.8% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 62 (16th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $280 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 12.5 times the general rate.
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 2.8%. 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.
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% |
| 6205.90.30 | Of silk or silk waste: other | 7.1% |