HTS heading · chapter 62
6212
Brassieres, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders, garters and similar articles and parts thereof, whether or not knitted or crocheted
Analysis
Heading 6212 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers brassieres, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders, garters and similar articles and parts thereof, whether or not knitted or crocheted. It divides into 4 six-digit subheadings and 7 eight-digit tariff lines, with 19 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
The spread of 20.8 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 23.5%, applies to 6212.30.00 (brassieres, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders…).
None of its 7 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 2.7% to 23.5% with a median of 16.9%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
Its median rate of 16.9% sits at the 86th percentile of the headings in chapter 62.
The largest subheadings are 6212.10 (brassieres, 4 lines), 6212.20 (unnamed, 1 line), 6212.30 (unnamed, 1 line) and 6212.90 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (3152) and Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (315990). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6212.10.30 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 4.8% |
| 6212.10.50 | Containing lace, net or embroidery: other | 16.9% |
| 6212.10.70 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 2.7% |
| 6212.10.90 | Other: other | 16.9% |
| 6212.20.00 | Girdles and panty-girdles | 20% |
| 6212.30.00 | Brassieres, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders, garters and similar articles and parts thereof, whether or not knitted or crocheted: corsets | 23.5% |
| 6212.90.00 | Brassieres, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders, garters and similar articles and parts thereof, whether or not knitted or crocheted: other | 6.6% |