Lab Technician Cargo Pants from China
Women's cotton cargo-style pants for laboratory technicians, with reinforced seams and cargo pockets to hold pipettes and tools in contaminated lab environments. Falls under HTS 6204.62.8014 as women's cotton trousers specifically designed for laboratories, a designated contaminated area per the subheading. Not knitted, distinguishing from Chapter 61.
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
• Label garments clearly as 'for laboratory use' and provide end-user statements from labs to support classification
• Check for drawstring waists; if present below waist, may conflict with notes for headings 6205/6206, risking reclassification