Analysis
HTS 6304.11.30 covers knitted or crocheted: other (899) under heading 6304 (other furnishing articles, excluding those of heading 9404).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 6.5% to 12%. The costliest confusion would be with 6304.11.10 (knitted or crocheted: of cotton (362)) at 12%, a difference of 6.1 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 5.9%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 15.3 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 5.9% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 63 (41st percentile of 98 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $590 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6304.11.10 | Knitted or crocheted: of cotton (362) | 12% |
| 6304.11.20 | Of man-made fibers (666) | 6.5% |