Women's Printed Silk Culotte Shorts from Japan
Flowy culotte-style shorts made of printed silk or silk waste, resembling wide-leg shorts for summer fashion. HTS 6204.69.6550 applies as women's shorts of silk, woven textile, not swimwear, with divided skirt-like design but classified as shorts.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Dye/print processes must not alter fiber to synthetic; test for silk purity to stay in silk subheading
• Label as 'shorts' not 'divided skirts' on manifests to match 6204.69.6550; misdescription risks 6204.52 audit
• Bulk import? Separate retail packs to avoid set classification under ensemble notes