Analysis
HTS 6301.10.00 covers electric blankets (666) under heading 6301 (blankets and traveling rugs).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 8.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6301.20.00 (blankets (other than electric blankets) and traveling rugs, of wool…), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 11.4 percentage points.
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 11.4%. 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 11.4% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 63 (89th percentile of 98 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,140 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 77.5%, 6.8 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6301.20.00 | Blankets (other than electric blankets) and traveling rugs, of wool or fine animal hair | Free |
| 6301.30.00 | Blankets (other than electric blankets) and traveling rugs, of cotton | 8.4% |
| 6301.40.00 | Blankets (other than electric blankets) and traveling rugs, of synthetic fibers | 8.5% |
| 6301.90.00 | Blankets and traveling rugs: other blankets and traveling rugs | 7.2% |