Analysis
HTS 6211.43.05 covers recreational performance outerwear under heading 6211 (track suits, ski-suits and swimwear; other garments). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 14 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from 0.5% to 28.6%. Compared with 6211.39.60 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste), which pays 0.5%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 15.5 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 16%. 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 16% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 62 (82nd percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,600 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The ten-digit suffixes separate containing 15 percent or more by weight…, other, insulated for cold weather…, women's, girls', washsuits, sunsuits, one-piece… and trousers and 4 more. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 5.6 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6211.43.05.03 | Containing 15 percent or more by weight of down and waterfowl plumage and of which down comprises 35 percent or more weight; containing 10 percent or more by weight of down | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.43.05.07 | Other, insulated for cold weather protection (659) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.43.05.10 | Women's (659) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.43.05.20 | Girls' (237) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.43.05.30 | Washsuits, sunsuits, one-piece playsuits and similar apparel | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.43.05.40 | Trousers (648) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.43.05.50 | Other (659) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.43.05.60 | Blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, sleeveless tank styles and similar upper body garments, excluded from heading 6206 (641) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.43.05.64 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair (459) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.43.05.66 | Other (659) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.43.05.74 | Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair (459) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.43.05.76 | Other (659) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.43.05.78 | Jackets and jacket-type garments excluded from heading 6202 (635) | doz., kg | 3152 |
| 6211.43.05.91 | Other (659) | doz., kg | 3152 |
Neighbouring 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% |
| 6211.43.10 | 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% |