6303

Analysis

Heading 6303 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers curtains (including drapes) and interior blinds; curtain or bed valances. It divides into 5 six-digit subheadings and 7 eight-digit tariff lines, with 14 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.

None of its 7 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 6.4% to 11.3% with a median of 11.3%, so the line you choose sets the duty.

Its median rate of 11.3% sits at the 83rd percentile of the headings in chapter 63.

The largest subheadings are 6303.19 (of other textile materials, 2 lines), 6303.92 (of synthetic fibers, 2 lines), 6303.12 (unnamed, 1 line) and 6303.91 (unnamed, 1 line).

By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Curtain and Linen Mills (314120) and Blind and Shade Manufacturing (337920). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.

The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.