Analysis
HTS 6214.20.00 covers of wool or fine animal hair (459) under heading 6214 (shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 1.2% to 11.3%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6214.10.10 (containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste), at 1.2%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 5.5 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Israel FTA, and 10 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 6.7%. 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 6.7% 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 $670 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 13.4 times the general rate.
Neighbouring 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% |
| 6214.30.00 | Of synthetic fibers (659) | 5.3% |
| 6214.40.00 | Of artificial fibers (659) | 5.3% |
| 6214.90.00 | Of other textile materials | 11.3% |