Silk Dinner Jacket Suit Ensemble from China

An elegant black silk dinner jacket suit with short-front jacket, silk lapels, and tailored trousers, knitted from 75% silk yarn. Explicitly included as a 'suit' under Chapter notes regardless of minor variations, fitting HTS 6104.19.40.00 for high-silk women's suits.

Duty Rate — China → United States

18.4%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)

Import Tips

Document as 'dinner jacket suit' per notes; photos proving style aid classification

Ensure all components use same silk composition; piping allowances don't trigger reclass

Avoid retail packaging that suggests 'ensemble' (6104.22) vs strict 'suit' definition