Analysis
HTS 6207.91.10 covers bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles (350) under heading 6207 (men's or boys' singlets and other undershirts, underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pajamas…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 1.1% to 16%. The costliest confusion would be with 6207.22.00 (of man-made fibers (651)) at 16%, a difference of 7.6 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 8.4%. 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%, 10.7 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 8.4% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 62 (53rd percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $840 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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% |
| 6207.21.00 | Nightshirts and pajamas: of cotton | 8.9% |
| 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% |
| 6207.91.30 | 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% |