Girls' Puffer Down Carcoat from Germany
A shorter carcoat style for girls, featuring man-made fiber shell filled with premium down exceeding 35% by weight and total plumage over 15%, ideal for cold weather layering. Falls under HTS 6202.40.1000 as a carcoat (similar coat) for girls with the required down composition, distinguishing it from standard padded jackets. Not knitted, ensuring Chapter 62 applicability.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Conduct third-party testing for down purity to meet US CBP requirements and prevent downshifting penalties
• Declare exact plumage breakdown on commercial invoice; mismatches lead to audits or duty adjustments
• Check garment closure (right-over-left for women's/girls') per chapter notes to confirm gender classification