Silk Safari Jacket from China
A lightweight silk safari jacket with multiple patch pockets, epaulets, and a button-front closure, designed for outdoor adventures but not as a suit jacket under heading 6201. Classified under HTS 6211.39.60.70 because it is a men's jacket-type garment of silk (over 70% by weight), excluded from overcoats in 6201 due to its casual utility style. It falls in Chapter 62 for non-knitted made-up textile articles.
Duty Rate — China → United States
18%
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
• Verify silk content exceeds 70% by weight via lab testing; provide fiber content labels compliant with FTC rules
• Ensure garment is not knitted/crocheted to stay in Chapter 62; include invoices detailing exclusion from 6201
• Avoid misclassification as overcoats by documenting casual style and utility features like cargo pockets