Analysis
HTS 6209.90.50 covers containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste under heading 6209 (babies' garments and clothing accessories).
Within this group the rate runs from 2.8% to 22%. Compared with 6209.90.10 (blouses and shirts, except those imported as parts of sets (239)), which pays 22%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 22 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 6% of the 352 tariff lines in chapter 62, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 3152 (Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing), an industry of 3,430 US establishments employing 47,582 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
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% |
| 6209.90.30 | Of artificial fibers: other | 14.9% |
| 6209.90.90 | Of other textile materials: other (839) | 2.8% |