Analysis
HTS 6207.99.85 covers of man-made fibers: other 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.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 1.1% to 14.9%. The costliest confusion would be with 6207.99.70 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste) at 1.1%, a difference of 9.4 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 10.5%. 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%, 8.6 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 10.5% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 62 (62nd percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,050 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
For statistics it divides in two: 6207.99.85.10 for sleepwear (651) and 6207.99.85.20 for other (652). 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% |
| 6207.99.75 | Bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles | 14.9% |
| 6207.99.90 | Of other textile materials: other | 7.1% |