Analysis
HTS 6206.10.00 covers of silk or silk waste under heading 6206 (women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 5 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from 3.5% to 26.9%. Compared with 6206.40.30 (other: other), which pays 26.9%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 20 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 6.9%. 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 6.9% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 62 (36th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $690 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 65%, 9.4 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6206.10.00.10 | Subject to cotton restraints (341) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6206.10.00.20 | Subject to wool restraints (440) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6206.10.00.30 | Subject to man-made fiber restraints (641) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6206.10.00.40 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (741) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6206.10.00.50 | Other (840) | doz., kg | 3152 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6206.20.10 | Certified hand-loomed and folklore products (440) | 8.5% |
| 6206.20.20 | Containing 30 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 7.1% |
| 6206.20.30 | Other: other | 17% |
| 6206.30.10 | Certified hand-loomed and folklore products (341) | 9% |
| 6206.30.20 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of flax fibers (341) | 3.5% |
| 6206.30.30 | Other: other | 15.4% |
| 6206.40.10 | Certified hand-loomed and folklore products (641) | 11.3% |
| 6206.40.20 | Containing 30 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (641) | 4% |
| 6206.40.25 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair | 56.3¢/kg + 14.3% |
| 6206.40.30 | Other: other | 26.9% |
| 6206.90.00 | Of other textile materials | 6.7% |