The North Face Men's Aphrodite Shorts from China

Stretch cotton shorts for men's recreational trail running and climbing, offering mobility with articulated knees and roll-up legs. HTS 6203.42.0751 covers these as cotton performance outerwear shorts, distinct from everyday casual wear due to technical features. Not swimwear, focused on athletic land use.

Duty Rate — China → United States

34.1%

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

Provide technical specs (e.g

stretch fabric composition) to CBP for performance outerwear verification

Avoid pockets below waist if possible, as they risk overlap with 6205/6206 exclusion notes

Country-of-origin marking must specify 'men's shorts'; generic labels lead to delays