Analysis
HTS 6207.21.00 covers nightshirts and pajamas: of cotton under heading 6207 (men's or boys' singlets and other undershirts, underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pajamas…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from 1.1% to 16%. Compared with 6207.99.70 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste), which pays 1.1%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 7.8 percentage points.
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 8.9%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 10.1 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 8.9% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 62 (58th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $890 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6207.11.00 | Underpants and briefs: of cotton (352) | 6.1% |
| 6207.19.10 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (752) | 1.7% |
| 6207.19.90 | Of other textile materials: other | 10.5% |
| 6207.22.00 | Of man-made fibers (651) | 16% |
| 6207.29.10 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (751) | 1.1% |
| 6207.29.90 | Of other textile materials: other | 7.1% |
| 6207.91.10 | Bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles (350) | 8.4% |
| 6207.91.30 | Of cotton: other | 6.1% |
| 6207.99.20 | Bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles (459) | 8.5% |
| 6207.99.40 | Of wool or fine animal hair: other (459) | 6.1% |
| 6207.99.70 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 1.1% |
| 6207.99.75 | Bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles | 14.9% |
| 6207.99.85 | Of man-made fibers: other | 10.5% |
| 6207.99.90 | Of other textile materials: other | 7.1% |