Silk Pleated Culottes from China
Women's pleated culottes resembling wide-leg shorts or divided skirts, made from silk or silk waste. Under HTS 6204.69.6510 as silk trousers/breeches/shorts (distinguished from skirts by leg construction), subject to cotton restraints (348).
Duty Rate — China → United States
24.6%
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
• Submit technical diagrams illustrating divided legs to prevent skirt misclassification under 6204.53
• Track category 348 usage via Shipper's Export Declaration for proactive quota management
• Avoid retail packaging that suggests ensembles unless full set criteria met per notes