Analysis
HTS 6302.31.70 covers other: 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.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 6.7% to 20.9%. The costliest confusion would be with 6302.31.50 (containing any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or…) at 20.9%, a difference of 17.1 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 3.8% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 63 (23rd percentile of 98 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $380 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 Israel FTA, and 9 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3.8%. 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 25%, 6.6 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6302.31.30 | Containing any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or applique work: napped | 11.9% |
| 6302.31.50 | Containing any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or applique work: not napped | 20.9% |
| 6302.31.90 | Other: not napped | 6.7% |