HTS tariff line · chapter 63
6302.31.30
Containing any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or applique work: napped
Analysis
HTS 6302.31.30 covers containing any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or applique work: napped under heading 6302 (bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 5 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items and kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from 3.8% to 20.9%. Compared with 6302.31.50 (containing any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or…), which pays 20.9%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 9 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Israel FTA, and 9 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 11.9%. 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 11.9% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 63 (92nd percentile of 98 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,190 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 7.6 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6302.31.50 | Containing any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or applique work: not napped | 20.9% |
| 6302.31.70 | Other: napped | 3.8% |
| 6302.31.90 | Other: not napped | 6.7% |