Analysis
HTS 6206.20.30 covers other: other 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 7.1% to 8.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 6206.20.20 (containing 30 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste) at 7.1%, 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 17%. 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% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 62 (86th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,700 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
For statistics it divides in two: 6206.20.30.10 for women's (440) and 6206.20.30.20 for girls' (440). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
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% |