Silk Negligee Slip from China
A sheer women's negligee or slip dress made from 75% silk chiffon blended minimally with nylon, qualifying under the 70% silk threshold. HTS 6208.99.30 covers this as a women's slip or similar article of predominantly silk, woven for lingerie allure. Its lightweight transparency suits intimate apparel.
Duty Rate — China → United States
18.6%
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
• Test for silk waste inclusion in blends to affirm classification
• Separate lingerie from outerwear in shipments to prevent misheading
• Avoid declaring as 'dresses' which could shift to higher-duty apparel codes