Silk Shift Dress from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
16.9%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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