Analysis
HTS 6211.12.10 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.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 1.2% to 7.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 6211.12.40 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (759)) at 1.2%, a difference of 10.6 points on the customs value.
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 11.8%. 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 11.8% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 62 (65th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,180 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 7.6 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 6211.12.10.10 for women's (659) and 6211.12.10.20 for girls' (659). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |