Analysis
HTS 6302.40.20 covers table linen, knitted or crocheted: other under heading 6302 (bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items and kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 20.9%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6302.31.50 (containing any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or…), at 20.9%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 14.1 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 6.8%. 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 90%, 13.2 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 6302.40.20.10 for of cotton (369) and 6302.40.20.20 for other (666). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
The general duty rate is 6.8% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 63 (57th percentile of 98 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $680 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6302.10.00 | Bed linen, knitted or crocheted | 6% |
| 6302.21.30 | Containing any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or applique work: napped | 11.9% |
| 6302.21.50 | Containing any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or applique work: not napped | 20.9% |
| 6302.21.70 | Other: napped | 2.5% |
| 6302.21.90 | Other: not napped | 6.7% |
| 6302.22.10 | Containing any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or applique work | 14.9% |
| 6302.22.20 | Of man-made fibers: other | 11.4% |
| 6302.29.00 | Of other textile materials | 4.5% |
| 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% |
| 6302.31.70 | Other: napped | 3.8% |
| 6302.31.90 | Other: not napped | 6.7% |
| 6302.32.10 | Containing any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or applique work | 14.9% |
| 6302.32.20 | Of man-made fibers: other | 11.4% |
| 6302.39.00 | Of other textile materials | 4.3% |
| 6302.40.10 | Of vegetable fibers (except cotton) (899) | 6.4% |
| 6302.51.10 | Tablecloths and napkins: damask (369) | 6.1% |
| 6302.51.20 | Other: plain woven (369) | 4.8% |
| 6302.51.30 | Other: other (369) | 5.8% |
| 6302.51.40 | Of cotton: other (369) | 6.3% |
| 6302.53.00 | Of man-made fibers | 11.3% |
| 6302.59.10 | Tablecloths and napkins | 5.1% |
| 6302.59.20 | Of flax: other (899) | Free |
| 6302.59.30 | Of other textile materials: other | 8.8% |
| 6302.60.00 | Toilet linen and kitchen linen, of terry toweling or similar terry fabrics, of cotton | 9.1% |
| 6302.91.00 | Other: of cotton | 9.2% |
| 6302.93.10 | Pile or tufted construction (666) | 6.2% |
| 6302.93.20 | Of man-made fibers: other (666) | 9.9% |
| 6302.99.10 | Containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | 2.7% |
| 6302.99.15 | Of other textile materials: of flax | Free |
| 6302.99.20 | Of other textile materials: other (899) | 8.4% |