Analysis
HTS 6217.10.10 covers containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste under heading 6217 (other made up clothing accessories; parts of garments or of clothing accessories, other…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens and kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 14.6% to 14.6%. The costliest confusion would be with 6217.10.95 (other: other) at 14.6%, a difference of 12.3 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 2.3% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 62 (12th percentile of 352 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $230 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 39.1 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 6217.10.10.10 for headbands, ponytail holders and similar articles and 6217.10.10.90 for other (759). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
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 2.3%. 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.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6217.10.85 | Headbands, ponytail holders and similar articles | 14.6% |
| 6217.10.95 | Other: other | 14.6% |