Analysis
HTS 6209.90.30 covers of artificial fibers: other under heading 6209 (babies' garments and clothing accessories). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 5 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 22%. Compared with 6209.90.50 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 14.9 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.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6209.90.05 | Of wool or fine animal hair (439) | 31.8¢/kg + 14.4% |
| 6209.90.10 | Blouses and shirts, except those imported as parts of sets (239) | 22% |
| 6209.90.20 | Trousers, breeches and shorts, except those imported as parts of sets (239) | 14.9% |
| 6209.90.50 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | Free |
| 6209.90.90 | Of other textile materials: other (839) | 2.8% |