Analysis
HTS 6213.90.10 covers of man-made fibers (630) under heading 6213 (handkerchiefs).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 1.1% to 5.3%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6213.90.05 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste), at 1.1%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 9.7 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 10.8%. 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 10.8% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 62 (62nd percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,080 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 68.5%, 6.3 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6213.90.05 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 1.1% |
| 6213.90.07 | Of silk or silk waste: other (859) | 3.8% |
| 6213.90.20 | Of other textile materials: other (859) | 5.3% |