Analysis
HTS 6211.20.15 covers other: water resistant under heading 6211 (track suits, ski-suits and swimwear; other garments). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 12 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from 0.7% to 28.6%. Compared with 6211.20.68 (trousers and breeches imported as parts of ski-suits: other), which pays 28.6%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 21.5 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 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 ten-digit suffixes separate of cotton, of cotton, of cotton, of cotton, of cotton and of cotton. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
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
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6211.20.15.10 | Of cotton (334) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.20.15.15 | Other (634) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.20.15.20 | Of cotton (347) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.20.15.25 | Other (647) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.20.15.30 | Of cotton (359) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.20.15.35 | Other (659) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.20.15.40 | Of cotton (335) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.20.15.45 | Other (635) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.20.15.50 | Of cotton (348) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.20.15.55 | Other (648) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.20.15.60 | Of cotton (359) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.20.15.65 | Other (659) | doz., kg | 3152 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 6211.20.24 | 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% |