HTS tariff line · chapter 62
6212.90.00
Brassieres, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders, garters and similar articles and parts thereof, whether or not knitted or crocheted: other
Analysis
HTS 6212.90.00 covers brassieres, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders, garters and similar articles and parts thereof, whether or not knitted or crocheted: other under heading 6212 (brassieres, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders, garters and similar articles and parts…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 5 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 2.7% to 23.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 6212.30.00 (brassieres, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders, garters and similar…) at 23.5%, a difference of 16.9 points on the customs value.
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 6.6%. 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 6.6% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 62 (35th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $660 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 83.5%, 12.7 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6212.90.00.10 | Of cotton or cotton and rubber or plastics (359) | doz., kg | 315990 |
| 6212.90.00.20 | Of wool or wool and rubber or plastics (459) | doz., kg | 315990 |
| 6212.90.00.30 | Of man-made fibers or man-made fibers and rubber or plastics (659) | doz., kg | 315990 |
| 6212.90.00.50 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | doz., kg | 315990 |
| 6212.90.00.90 | Other (859) | doz., kg | 315990 |
Neighbouring 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% |