Analysis
HTS 6208.91.10 covers bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles under heading 6208 (women's or girls' singlets and other undershirts, slips, petticoats, briefs, panties…). 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 16%. Compared with 6208.92.00 (of man-made fibers), which pays 16%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 8.5 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 7.5%. 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%, 12.0 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 6208.91.10.10 for women's (350) and 6208.91.10.20 for girls' (350). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
The general duty rate is 7.5% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 62 (48th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $750 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6208.11.00 | Of man-made fibers (652) | 14.9% |
| 6208.19.20 | Of other textile materials: of cotton (352) | 11.2% |
| 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% |
| 6208.21.00 | Nightdresses and pajamas: of cotton | 8.9% |
| 6208.22.00 | Of man-made fibers (651) | 16% |
| 6208.29.10 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (751) | 1.1% |
| 6208.29.90 | Of other textile materials: other | 7.1% |
| 6208.91.30 | Of cotton: other | 11.2% |
| 6208.92.00 | Of man-made fibers | 16% |
| 6208.99.20 | Of wool or fine animal hair | 8.5% |
| 6208.99.30 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 1.1% |
| 6208.99.50 | Of silk or silk waste: other | 7.1% |
| 6208.99.80 | Of other textile materials: other | 2.8% |