Analysis
HTS 6207.99.75 covers bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles under heading 6207 (men's or boys' singlets and other undershirts, underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pajamas…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from 1.1% to 10.5%. 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 13.8 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 14.9%. 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 14.9% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 62 (77th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,490 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 6.0 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 6207.99.75.10 for containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine… and 6207.99.75.20 for other (650). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 6207.99.85 | Of man-made fibers: other | 10.5% |
| 6207.99.90 | Of other textile materials: other | 7.1% |