Analysis
Subheading 6214.10 covers of silk or silk waste, within heading 6214. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
None of its 2 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 1.2% to 3.9% with a median of 2.55%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 6214.10.10 for containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste (1.2%) and 6214.10.20 for of silk or silk waste: other (859) (3.9%).
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.
Goods only reach 6214.10 once they fall within heading 6214 (shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
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% |