Cotton Longline Corset from China
Cotton longline corsets extend from bust to hips, providing full-torso shaping with cotton coutil fabric and flexible boning for everyday wear. This HTS 6212.30.0010 classification applies as corsets of cotton under heading 6212, which covers such structured shapewear regardless of knitting. Prima facie corset features override other textile garment headings.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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 fabric swatches or test reports confirming cotton dominance to counter man-made fiber claims
• Avoid common pitfall of classifying as 'bodysuit'; emphasize rigid boning in binding rulings
• Prepare for quotas under cotton category 349 by monitoring USITC textile import data