Analysis
HTS 6304.99.60 covers other: other under heading 6304 (other furnishing articles, excluding those of heading 9404). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from 3.8% to 11.3%. Compared with 6304.99.35 (of vegetable fibers (except cotton): other (899)), which pays 11.3%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 8.1 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 3.2% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 63 (18th percentile of 98 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $320 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 90%, 28.1 times the general rate.
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 3.2%. 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.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |