Analysis
Heading 6211 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers track suits, ski-suits and swimwear; other garments. It divides into 9 six-digit subheadings and 41 eight-digit tariff lines, with 258 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
The spread of 28.1 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 28.6%, applies to 6211.20.68 (trousers and breeches imported as parts of…).
None of its 41 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 0.5% to 28.6% with a median of 12%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The largest subheadings are 6211.20 (ski-suits, 15 lines), 6211.39 (of other textile materials, 6 lines), 6211.49 (of other textile materials, 6 lines) and 6211.11 (men's or boys', 3 lines).
Its median rate of 12% sits at the 66th percentile of the headings in chapter 62.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (3152). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6211.11.10 | Of man-made fibers | 27.8% |
| 6211.11.40 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (759) | 4% |
| 6211.11.80 | Men's or boys': other | 7.5% |
| 6211.12.10 | Of man-made fibers | 11.8% |
| 6211.12.40 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (759) | 1.2% |
| 6211.12.80 | Women's or girls': other | 7.5% |
| 6211.20.04 | Anoraks (including ski-jackets), windbreakers and similar articles (including padded, sleeveless jackets) imported as parts of suits | 0.7% |
| 6211.20.08 | Containing 15 percent or more by weight of down and waterfowl plumage and of which down comprises 35 percent or more by weight; containing 10 percent or more by weight of down: other | 4.4% |
| 6211.20.15 | Other: water resistant | 7.1% |
| 6211.20.24 | Of wool or fine animal hair (434) | 17.5% |
| 6211.20.28 | Anoraks (including ski-jackets), wind- breakers and similar articles (including padded, sleeveless jackets) imported as parts of ski-suits: other | 27.7% |
| 6211.20.34 | Of wool or fine animal hair (447) | 17.5% |
| 6211.20.38 | Trousers and breeches imported as parts of ski-suits: other | 28.1% |
| 6211.20.44 | Of wool or fine animal hair (459) | 14% |
| 6211.20.48 | Other: other | 14.9% |
| 6211.20.54 | Of wool or fine animal hair (435) | 17.5% |
| 6211.20.58 | Anoraks (including ski-jackets), wind breakers and similar articles (including padded, sleeveless jackets) imported as parts of ski-suits: other | 28% |
| 6211.20.64 | Of wool or fine animal hair (448) | 17.5% |
| 6211.20.68 | Trousers and breeches imported as parts of ski-suits: other | 28.6% |
| 6211.20.74 | Of wool or fine animal hair (459) | 14% |
| 6211.20.78 | Other: other | 14.9% |
| 6211.32.50 | Recreational performance outerwear | 8.1% |
| 6211.32.90 | Of cotton: other | 8.1% |
| 6211.33.50 | Recreational performance outerwear | 16% |
| 6211.33.90 | Of man-made fibers: other | 16% |
| 6211.39.03 | Of wool or fine animal hair | 12% |
| 6211.39.07 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 0.5% |
| 6211.39.15 | Recreational performance outwear: other | 2.8% |
| 6211.39.30 | Of wool or fine animal hair | 12% |
| 6211.39.60 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 0.5% |
| 6211.39.80 | Other: other | 2.8% |
| 6211.42.05 | Recreational performance outerwear | 8.1% |
| 6211.42.10 | Of cotton: other | 8.1% |
| 6211.43.05 | Recreational performance outerwear | 16% |
| 6211.43.10 | Of man-made fibers: other | 16% |
| 6211.49.03 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 1.2% |
| 6211.49.15 | Of wool or fine animal hair | 12% |
| 6211.49.25 | Recreational performance outerwear: other | 7.3% |
| 6211.49.50 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 1.2% |
| 6211.49.60 | Of wool or fine animal hair | 12% |
| 6211.49.80 | Other: other | 7.3% |