Analysis
HTS 6211.11.10 covers of man-made fibers under heading 6211 (track suits, ski-suits and swimwear; other garments). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 4% to 7.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6211.11.40 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (759)), at 4%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 23.8 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 27.8%. 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 27.8% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 62 (96th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $2,780 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 3.2 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 6211.11.10.10 for men's (659) and 6211.11.10.20 for boys' (659). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |