Heading 9820
Articles imported from a designated beneficiary Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership country enumerated in general note 17(a) to the tariff schedule
25 declarable lines
Heading 9820 covers special tariff treatment for qualifying textile, apparel, luggage, made-up textile articles and certain wiring sets from designated Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership countries, including Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The lines split into CBTPA textile and apparel rules in 9820.11, Haiti and Dominican Republic apparel and made-up goods in 9820.42, 9820.61, 9820.62, 9820.63 and 9820.65, and ignition wiring sets from Haiti in 9820.85.44.
Products in this heading
- Cotton knit T-shirts made in a CBTPA country from U.S.-formed yarn
- Brassieres cut and sewn in the United States and a CBTPA country
- Textile luggage assembled in a beneficiary country from U.S. fabric
- Handloomed, handmade or folklore textile and apparel goods
- Pajama bottoms and other sleepwear imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic
- Ignition wiring sets for vehicles, aircraft or ships that are products of Haiti
- Made-up textile articles imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic
How to choose the right subheading
- Country and import route: confirm the good is from a CBTPA beneficiary country, and for Haiti or Dominican Republic lines, that it is imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic.
- Product group: identify whether the item is chapter 61 or 62 apparel, a brassiere, a T-shirt, sleepwear, textile luggage, a made-up textile article or an ignition wiring set.
- Fiber and fabric origin: check whether the yarn, fabric, components or thread are wholly formed in the United States or in a beneficiary country under the applicable U.S. note.
- Processing method: determine whether the good is cut and sewn, knit-to-shape, assembled, handloomed or folklore, or subjected to a listed finishing process.
- Specific U.S. note: match the line description to U.S. note 2(a) to 2(d), U.S. note 4, or U.S. note 6 and its lettered paragraphs.
Often confused with
- Heading 6109Ordinary cotton T-shirts
Chapter 61 classification applies unless the CBTPA origin and U.S. note conditions are met.
- Heading 6212Standard brassieres
Heading 6212 applies unless the brassiere qualifies under the specific 9820 line.
- Heading 4202Textile luggage not covered by the Haiti or Dominican Republic note
Heading 4202 applies to ordinary luggage and similar containers outside the special note.
- Heading 8544Vehicle ignition wiring sets not from Haiti or not entered under U.S. note 6
Heading 8544 applies to ordinary wiring sets outside the Haiti product rule.
Frequently asked questions
What is the HTS code for a CBTPA cotton T-shirt?
Use 9820.11.12 for qualifying T-shirts other than underwear covered by that line; its general (MFN) rate is n/a.
What is the duty on brassieres from the Dominican Republic under heading 9820?
Use 9820.62.12 for qualifying brassieres imported directly from the Dominican Republic; its general (MFN) rate is n/a.
How do I classify vehicle ignition wiring sets from Haiti?
Use 9820.85.44 for qualifying ignition wiring sets that are products of Haiti and entered under U.S. note 6; its general (MFN) rate is n/a.
Guide written from the official schedule text. Rates quoted are general (MFN) rates; check the line page for trade agreement rates and the classification of your exact product.
All lines in heading 9820
- 9820.11.03Apparel articles of chapter 61 or 62 sewn or otherwise assembled in one or more such countries from fabrics wholly formed and cut, or from components knit-to-shape, in the United States, from yarns wholly formed in the United States (including fabrics not formed from yarns, if such fabrics are classifiable in heading 5602 or 5603 and are wholly formed and cut in the United States), the foregoing which (1) are embroidered or were subjected to stone-washing, enzyme-washing, acid washing, permapressing, oven-baking, bleaching, garment-dyeing, screen printing or other similar processes, (2) but for such embroidery or processing are of a type otherwise described in heading 9802.00.80 of the tariff schedule, and (3) meet the requirements of U.S. note 2(a) to this subchapter
- 9820.11.06Apparel articles sewn or otherwise assembled in one or more such countries with thread formed in the United States from fabrics wholly formed in the United States and cut in one or more such countries from yarns wholly formed in the United States, or from components knit-to-shape in the United States from yarns wholly formed in the United States, or both (including fabrics not formed from yarns, if such fabrics are classifiable under heading 5602 or 5603 of the tariff schedule and are wholly formed in the United States), under the terms of U.S. note 2(a) to this subchapter
- 9820.11.09Apparel articles (other than socks provided for in heading 6115 of the tariff schedule) knit to shape in such a country from yarns wholly formed in the United States; knitted or crocheted apparel articles (except t-shirts, other than underwear, classifiable in subheadings 6109.10.00 and 6109.90.10 and described in subheading 9820.11.12) cut and wholly assembled in one or more such countries from fabrics formed in one or more such countries or from fabrics formed in one or more such countries and the United States, all the foregoing from yarns wholly formed in the United States (including fabrics not formed from yarns, if such fabrics are classifiable in heading 5602 or 5603 of the tariff schedule and are formed in one or more such countries) and subject to the provisions of U.S. note 2(b) to this subchapter
- 9820.11.12T-shirts, other than underwear, classifiable in subheadings 6109.10.00 and 6109.90.10 of the tariff schedule, made in one or more such countries from fabric formed in one or more such countries from yarns wholly formed in the United States, subject to the provisions of U.S. note 2(c) to this subchapter
- 9820.11.15Brassieres classifiable in subheading 6212.10 of the tariff schedule, both cut and sewn or otherwise assembled in the United States or one or more such countries or both, subject to the provisions of U.S. note 2(d) to this subchapter
- 9820.11.18Knitted or crocheted apparel articles cut and assembled in one or more such countries from fabrics wholly formed in the United States from yarns wholly formed in the United States, or from components knit-to-shape in the United States from yarns wholly formed in the United States, or both (including fabrics not formed from yarns, if such fabrics are classifiable in heading 5602 or 5603 of the tariff schedule and are formed wholly in the United States), if such assembly is with thread formed in the United States, and under the terms of U.S. note 2(a) to this subchapter
- 9820.11.21Textile luggage assembled in such a country from fabric cut in a beneficiary country from fabric wholly formed in the United States from yarns wholly formed in the United States
- 9820.11.24Apparel articles both cut (or knit-to-shape) and sewn or otherwise assembled in one or more such countries, provided that such apparel articles of such fabrics or yarn would be considered an originating good under the terms of general note 11(o) to the tariff schedule without regard to the source of the fabric or yarn if such apparel article had been imported from the territory of Canada or the territory of Mexico directly into the customs territory of the United States
- 9820.11.27Apparel articles both cut (or knit-to-shape) and sewn or otherwise assembled in one or more such countries from fabrics or yarn designated by the appropriate U.S. government authority in the Federal Register as fabrics or yarn not available in commercial quantities in the United States, under any terms as such authority may provide
- 9820.11.30Handloomed, handmade or folklore textile and apparel goods, under the terms of U.S. note 4 to this subchapter
- 9820.11.33Apparel articles sewn or otherwise assembled in one or more such countries with thread formed in the United States, the foregoing (i) from components cut in the United States and in one or more such countries from fabric wholly formed in the United States from yarns wholly formed in the United States (including fabrics not formed from yarns, if such fabrics are classifiable under heading 5602 or 5603 of the tariff schedule), or (ii) from components knit-to-shape in the United States and one or more such countries from yarns wholly formed in the United States, or (iii) from any combination of two or more of the foregoing knitting-to-shape or cutting operations, under the terms of U.S. note 2(a) to this subchapter
- 9820.42.05Articles of heading 4202 described in U.S. note 6(l) to this subchapter and imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic
- 9820.61.25Apparel articles described in U.S. note 6(c) to this subchapter imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic during an applicable 1-year period specified in U.S. note 6(b)(ii) to this subchapter, subject to the limitations provided in U.S. note 6(g)(i) to this subchapter
- 9820.61.30Apparel articles described in U.S. note 6(e) to this subchapter imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic during an applicable 1-year period specified in U.S. note 6(b)(ii) to this subchapter, subject to the limitations provided in such U.S. note 6(g)(i) to this subchapter
- 9820.61.35Apparel articles of chapter 61 described in U.S. note 6(j) to this subchapter and imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic during any 1-year period specified in U.S. note 6(j)(iii) to this subchapter, subject to the limitations provided in such U.S. note 6(j)(iii)
- 9820.61.40Apparel articles described in U.S. note 6(k) to this subchapter and imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic
- 9820.61.45Apparel articles described in U.S. note 6(q) to this subchapter and imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic
- 9820.62.05Apparel articles of chapter 62 to the tariff schedule, under the terms of U.S. note 6(h) to this subchapter and imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic during an applicable 1-year period specified in U.S. note 6(h)(ii) to this subchapter, subject to the limitations provided in such U.S. note 6(h)(ii)
- 9820.62.12Brassieres of subheading 6212.10, under the terms of U.S. note 6(i) to this subchapter and imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic
- 9820.62.20Pajama bottoms and other sleepwear described in U.S. note 6(n) to this subchapter and imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic
- 9820.62.25Apparel articles described in U.S. note 6(o) to this subchapter and imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic
- 9820.62.30Apparel articles described in U.S. note 6(p) to this subchapter and imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic
- 9820.63.05Made-up textile articles described in U.S. note 6(r) to this subchapter and imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic
- 9820.65.05Articles described in U.S. note 6(m) to this subchapter and imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic
- 9820.85.44Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships, the foregoing the product of Haiti and entered under the terms of U.S. note 6 to this subchapter