Silk Shift Dress from Germany
A straight-cut silk shift dress ideal for professional settings, featuring short sleeves and a simple crew neck from pure silk crepe. Classified in HTS 6204.49.5050 for women's silk dresses as made-up articles of woven textile fabric. Excludes knits and meets full dress criteria without lower pockets or waistbands.
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
• Use HTS advisory rulings for unique designs to preempt reclassification
• Maintain records of fabric sourcing to prove silk purity against counterfeiting claims
• Separate from sets; ensembles with matching bottoms classify differently per notes