Analysis
HTS 6206.20.20 covers containing 30 percent or more by weight 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 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 8.5% to 17%. The costliest confusion would be with 6206.20.30 (other: other) at 17%, a difference of 9.9 points on the customs value.
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 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 90%, 12.7 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 6206.20.20.10 for women's (440) and 6206.20.20.20 for girls' (440). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6206.20.10 | Certified hand-loomed and folklore products (440) | 8.5% |
| 6206.20.30 | Other: other | 17% |