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One of the primary sources is somewhat interesting: https://www.progressivepolicy.org/blogs/ppis-trade-fact-of-the-week-u-s-underwear-tariffs-are-unfair-to-wom
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One of the primary sources is somewhat interesting:
https://www.progressivepolicy.org/blogs/ppis-trade-fact-of-the-week-u-s-underwear-tariffs-are-unfair-to-women/ https://www.progressivepolicy.org/blogs/ppis-trade-fact-of-t...
The rates in these 68 lines range from 0.9% to 23.5%, diverging mainly along lines of class and gender. Among the products with clearly comparable female and male items, (a) aristocratic silks are lightly taxed, at 2.1% for women’s panties and 0.9% for male boxers and briefs; (b) the analogous working-class polyesters are heavily taxed, at 14.9% for men and 16.0% for women; and (c) middle-class cottons are, well, in the middle, at 7.6% for women and 7.4% for men. The highest rates fall on women’s products in heading 6212 with no obvious masculine counterpart: brassieres in a range from 4.8% (silk) to 16.9% (cotton or polyester), girdles 20%, and corsets 23.5%.
The rate data can be found here:
https://hts.usitc.gov/current https://hts.usitc.gov/current