Analysis
HTS 6210.20.50 covers of man-made fibers: other under heading 6210 (garments, made up of fabrics of heading 5602, 5603, 5903, 5906 or 5907). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from 3.3% to 6.2%. Compared with 6210.20.70 (having an outer surface impregnated, coated, covered, or laminated…), which pays 3.3%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 3.8 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 7.1%. 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 65%, 9.2 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 7.1% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 62 (42nd percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $710 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6210.20.30 | Having an outer surface impregnated, coated, covered, or laminated with rubber or plastics material which completely obscures the underlying fabric | 3.8% |
| 6210.20.70 | Having an outer surface impregnated, coated, covered, or laminated with rubber or plastics material which completely obscures the underlying fabric | 3.3% |
| 6210.20.90 | Other: other | 6.2% |