Polyester-Cotton Slub Yarn for Fashion Fabrics
Polyester-cotton slub yarn with 30% polyester staple fibres and 70% cotton, featuring an irregular thick-thin profile for textured fashion suiting. The slub effect is a spinning technique and does not affect the classification as a synthetic staple fibre yarn mixed mainly with cotton. This yarn is supplied in industrial quantities for weaving.
Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin
| Origin Country | MFN Tariff | Surtaxes | Total Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳China | Free | — | Free |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Free | — | Free |
| 🇺🇸United States | Free | — | Free |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Free | — | Free |
| 🇯🇵Japan | Free | — | Free |
More Specific Codes
This product may fall under a more specific subheading:
Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If the yarn is mixed mainly with artificial staple fibres
If the cotton content is not predominant and artificial fibres are the main component, this subheading would apply.
Not sure which classification is right?
The Tariff Assistant works through the GRI rules on your specific product to reach the right tariff item — and can price the duty on it in the same conversation.
Import Tips & Compliance
• Describe the slub effect in your import documentation to avoid confusion with defective yarn
• Confirm the yarn is not put up for retail sale, as this would change the classification
• Provide fibre composition certificates to support the 30/70 blend ratio
Related Products under Tariff item 5509.92.00
Acrylic-Cotton Blend Yarn for Denim Weaving
Acrylic-cotton blend yarn consisting of 40% acrylic staple fibers and 60% cotton, designed for weaving stretch denim fabrics. This yarn is not put up for retail sale and is supplied in bulk form for industrial weaving operations. It falls under tariff item 5509.92.00 as a yarn of synthetic staple fibres mixed mainly with cotton.
Antimicrobial Polyester-Cotton Yarn
Polyester-cotton yarn consisting of 25% polyester staple fibres treated with silver-ion antimicrobial and 75% cotton, used for medical uniforms. The antimicrobial treatment does not alter the fibre classification, and the yarn remains a synthetic staple fibre yarn mixed mainly with cotton. It is supplied in industrial quantities, not for retail sale.
Compact Spun Polyester-Cotton Ring Yarn
Compact ring-spun yarn with 32% polyester staple fibres and 68% cotton, produced for premium suiting applications with reduced hairiness. The compact spinning process improves yarn quality but does not affect classification as a synthetic staple fibre yarn mixed mainly with cotton. This yarn is not put up for retail sale and is intended for industrial weaving.
Conductive Polyester-Cotton Yarn for Tech Textiles
Conductive polyester-cotton yarn with 35% carbon-infused polyester staple fibres and 65% cotton, designed for antistatic workwear fabrics. The carbon infusion provides conductivity but does not change the fibre composition for classification purposes. This yarn is a synthetic staple fibre yarn mixed mainly with cotton, supplied in bulk for industrial use.
Core-Spun Polyester-Cotton Yarn for Shirting
Core-spun yarn with a polyester filament core surrounded by a sheath of 60% cotton and 30% polyester staple fibres, used for fine shirting. The yarn is classified as a synthetic staple fibre yarn because the staple fibres (polyester) are mixed mainly with cotton, and the filament core does not change the essential character. It is supplied in cone form for industrial weaving, not for retail sale.
Fire-Retardant Polyester-Cotton Blend Yarn
Fire-retardant polyester-cotton blend yarn with 30% polyester staple fibres and 70% cotton, treated with a flame-retardant finish for protective clothing fabrics. The FR treatment is integral to the fibres and does not alter the classification as a synthetic staple fibre yarn mixed mainly with cotton. This yarn is supplied in industrial cones for weaving.