Analysis
HTS 6208.19.20 covers of other textile materials: of cotton (352) under heading 6208 (women's or girls' singlets and other undershirts, slips, petticoats, briefs, panties…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 1.4% to 8.7%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6208.19.50 (containing 70 percent of more by weight of silk or silk waste (752)), at 1.4%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 9.8 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 11.2%. 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 11.2% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 62 (63rd percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,120 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 8.0 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6208.19.50 | Containing 70 percent of more by weight of silk or silk waste (752) | 1.4% |
| 6208.19.90 | Of other textile materials: other (852) | 8.7% |