Analysis
Heading 6214 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like. It divides into 5 six-digit subheadings and 6 eight-digit tariff lines, with 7 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
The spread of 10.1 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 11.3%, applies to 6214.90.00 (of other textile materials).
None of its 6 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 1.2% to 11.3% with a median of 5.3%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The largest subheadings are 6214.10 (of silk or silk waste, 2 lines), 6214.20 (unnamed, 1 line), 6214.30 (unnamed, 1 line) and 6214.40 (unnamed, 1 line).
Its median rate of 5.3% sits at the 29th percentile of the headings in chapter 62.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6214.10.10 | Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 1.2% |
| 6214.10.20 | Of silk or silk waste: other (859) | 3.9% |
| 6214.20.00 | Of wool or fine animal hair (459) | 6.7% |
| 6214.30.00 | Of synthetic fibers (659) | 5.3% |
| 6214.40.00 | Of artificial fibers (659) | 5.3% |
| 6214.90.00 | Of other textile materials | 11.3% |