Analysis
HTS 6304.20.00 covers bed nets specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter under heading 6304 (other furnishing articles, excluding those of heading 9404). 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 3.2% to 14.9%. The costliest confusion would be with 6304.19.15 (containing any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or…) at 14.9%, a difference of 9.1 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 5.8%. 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%, 15.5 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 5.8% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 63 (39th percentile of 98 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $580 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6304.20.00.20 | Of cotton (369) | No., kg | 314120 |
| 6304.20.00.40 | Of man-made fibers (666) | No., kg | 314120 |
| 6304.20.00.50 | Of wool or fine animal hair (469) | No., kg | 314120 |
| 6304.20.00.60 | Containing 85 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste | No., kg | 314120 |
| 6304.20.00.70 | Other (899) | doz., kg | 314120 |
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% |
| 6304.11.30 | Knitted or crocheted: other (899) | 5.9% |
| 6304.19.05 | Containing any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or applique work (362) | 12% |
| 6304.19.10 | Of cotton: other (362) | 4.4% |
| 6304.19.15 | Containing any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or applique work (666) | 14.9% |
| 6304.19.20 | Of man-made fibers: other (666) | 6.5% |
| 6304.19.30 | Other: other | 6.3% |
| 6304.91.01 | Knitted or crocheted | 5.8% |
| 6304.92.00 | Not knitted or crocheted, of cotton (369) | 6.3% |
| 6304.93.00 | Not knitted or crocheted, of synthetic fibers (666) | 9.3% |
| 6304.99.10 | Certified hand-loomed and folklore products | 3.8% |
| 6304.99.15 | Wall hangings of wool or fine animal hair: other (469) | 11.3% |
| 6304.99.25 | Wall hangings of jute | 11.3% |
| 6304.99.35 | Of vegetable fibers (except cotton): other (899) | 11.3% |
| 6304.99.40 | Certified hand-loomed and folklore pillow covers of wool or fine animal hair | 3.8% |
| 6304.99.60 | Other: other | 3.2% |