Analysis
HTS 6210.40.80 covers other: 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 6 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from 3.3% to 7.1%. Compared with 6210.40.75 (having an outer surface impregnated, coated, covered or laminated…), which pays 3.3%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 2.9 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Caribbean Basin Initiative, and 10 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 6.2%. 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 6.2% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 62 (32nd percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $620 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 37.5%, 6.0 times the general rate.
The ten-digit suffixes separate trousers, breeches and shorts, overalls and coveralls, trousers, breeches and shorts and overalls and coveralls. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6210.40.80.17 | Trousers, breeches and shorts (747) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6210.40.80.18 | Overalls and coveralls (759) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6210.40.80.19 | Other (759) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6210.40.80.33 | Trousers, breeches and shorts (347) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6210.40.80.45 | Overalls and coveralls (359) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6210.40.80.60 | Other (359) | doz., kg | 3152 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6210.40.15 | Having an outer surface impregnated, coated, cover or laminated with rubber or plastics material which completely obscures the underlying fabric | 3.8% |
| 6210.40.25 | Of man-made fibers: other | 7.1% |
| 6210.40.28 | Having an outer surface impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber or plastics material which completely obscures the underlying fabric | 3.3% |
| 6210.40.29 | Other: other | 6.2% |
| 6210.40.35 | Having an outer surface impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber or plastics material which completely obscures the underlying fabric | 3.8% |
| 6210.40.55 | Of man-made fibers: other | 7.1% |
| 6210.40.75 | Having an outer surface impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber or plastics material which completely obscures the underlying fabric | 3.3% |