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Multicolored Polyester Utility Fabric

This general woven polyester staple fabric contains 85% or more artificial staple fibres and is made with yarns of different colours. It does not fit specific fabric types like poplin or sheeting, making it suitable for crafts and bags.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN TariffSurtaxesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree—Free
🇲🇽MexicoFree—Free
🇺🇸United StatesFree—Free
🇩🇪GermanyFree—Free
🇯🇵JapanFree—Free

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Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

5516.14.00Same rate: Free

If the fabric is printed with a design

Printed fabrics are classified separately from those woven with yarns of different colours.

5903.20.10Same rate: Free

If the fabric is coated or laminated with plastics

Textile fabrics coated with plastics are classified in Chapter 59.

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Import Tips & Compliance

• Classify the fabric based on its artificial staple fibre content and yarn colour characteristics

• Provide CBSA with a technical data sheet confirming the fibre composition and yarn colours

• If the fabric is coated or laminated, check if it falls under Chapter 39 or 40 instead

Related Products under Tariff item 5516.13.00

Colorful Rayon Quilting Fabric

This is a woven rayon staple quilting fabric containing 86% artificial staple fibres by weight, with yarns of different colours. It meets the tariff item's requirement of containing 85% or more artificial staple fibres and being made from yarns of different colours.

Mixed Color Rayon Broadcloth Lining

This rayon staple broadcloth is woven with yarns of different colours and contains over 85% artificial staple fibres by weight. It is a plain weave fabric weighing less than 170 g/m² and not of square construction, making it suitable for garment linings.

Mixed Yarn Polyester Craft Cloth

This is a lightweight plain weave fabric made from polyester staple fibres, with mixed colour yarns and an artificial staple fibre content of 85% or more by weight. It is used for craft projects and similar applications. Because the yarns are of different colours and the fabric is woven, it is classified under tariff item 5516.13.00 for woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres containing 85% or more by weight of such fibres, made of yarns of different colours.

Multicolor Acrylic Cheesecloth Substitute

This is a lightweight plain weave fabric made from acrylic staple fibres, with yarns of different colours and an artificial staple fibre content exceeding 85% by weight. It weighs less than 170 g/m² and has no more than 33 ends and picks per cm², serving as a cheesecloth substitute for crafts and filtration. It is classified under tariff item 5516.13.00 because it is a woven fabric of artificial staple fibres containing 85% or more by weight of such fibres, made of yarns of different colours.

Multicolored Polyester Poplin Fabric

This multicolored polyester poplin fabric is made from 100% polyester staple fibres with yarns of different colours. It weighs less than 170 g/m² and is not of square construction, qualifying as poplin under the chapter notes.

Multitone Acrylic Bag Lining

This acrylic staple fabric is used for bag linings and is woven in a plain weave with multitone yarns. It contains over 85% artificial staple fibres by weight, meeting the tariff item's requirements.