Analysis
HTS 6303.19.21 covers of other textile materials: other under heading 6303 (curtains (including drapes) and interior blinds; curtain or bed valances). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items and kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 10.3% to 11.3%. The costliest confusion would be with 6303.99.00 (of other textile materials) at 11.3%, a difference of 4.9 points on the customs value.
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 6.4%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 14.1 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 6303.19.21.10 for of artificial fibers (666) and 6303.19.21.20 for other (899). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
The general duty rate is 6.4% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 63 (51st percentile of 98 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $640 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6303.12.00 | Of synthetic fibers | 11.3% |
| 6303.19.11 | Of other textile materials: of cotton (369) | 10.3% |
| 6303.91.00 | Other: of cotton | 10.3% |
| 6303.92.10 | Made up from fabrics described in subheading 5407.61.11, 5407.61.21 or 5407.61.91 (666) | 11.3% |
| 6303.92.20 | Of synthetic fibers: other | 11.3% |
| 6303.99.00 | Of other textile materials | 11.3% |