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HTS tariff line · chapter 63

6304.99.40

Certified hand-loomed and folklore pillow covers of wool or fine animal hair

Analysis

HTS 6304.99.40 covers certified hand-loomed and folklore pillow covers of wool or fine animal hair under heading 6304 (other furnishing articles, excluding those of heading 9404).

Rates on the nearby lines range from 3.2% to 11.3%. The costliest confusion would be with 6304.99.35 (of vegetable fibers (except cotton): other (899)) at 11.3%, a difference of 7.5 points on the customs value.

The general duty rate is 3.8% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 63 (23rd percentile of 98 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $380 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.

Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3.8%. 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 50%, 13.2 times the general rate.

Neighbouring lines

LineDescriptionGeneral rate
6304.99.10Certified hand-loomed and folklore products3.8%
6304.99.15Wall hangings of wool or fine animal hair: other (469)11.3%
6304.99.25Wall hangings of jute11.3%
6304.99.35Of vegetable fibers (except cotton): other (899)11.3%
6304.99.60Other: other3.2%