Analysis
HTS 6215.90.00 covers of other textile materials under heading 6215 (ties, bow ties and cravats). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from 7.2% to 7.2%. Compared with 6215.10.00 (of silk or silk waste), which pays 7.2%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 2.2 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 5% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 62 (29th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $500 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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 5%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 52%, 10.4 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6215.10.00 | Of silk or silk waste | 7.2% |
| 6215.20.00 | Of man-made fibers (659) | 24.8¢/kg + 12.7% |