Analysis
HTS 6210.50.05 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 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 3.3% to 7.1%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6210.50.75 (having an outer surface impregnated, coated, covered or laminated…), at 3.3%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6210.50.03 | Having an outer surface impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber or plastics material which completely obscures the underlying fabric | 3.8% |
| 6210.50.12 | Having an outer surface impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber or plastics material which completely obscures the underlying fabric | 3.3% |
| 6210.50.22 | Other: other | 6.2% |
| 6210.50.35 | Having an outer surface impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber or plastics material which completely obscures the underlying fabric | 3.8% |
| 6210.50.55 | Of man-made fibers: other | 7.1% |
| 6210.50.75 | Having an outer surface impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber or plastics material which completely obscures the underlying fabric | 3.3% |
| 6210.50.80 | Other: other | 6.2% |