Silk Culottes from Germany
Women's silk culottes with 72% silk content, featuring a culotte cut that resembles wide shorts but functions as divided skirt-trousers. Falls under HTS 6204.69.45 as trousers/breeches of silk (70%+), per hierarchy for women's lower body garments of silk. Excludes swimwear and knitted fabrics.
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
• Submit technical diagrams showing leg construction to distinguish from skirts (6204.54) and confirm trouser classification
• Ensure care labels indicate dry cleaning for silk to meet FTC fiber rules and avoid reclassification issues