Acetate Staple Polyester Filament Poplin
A poplin fabric with acetate artificial staple fibres mixed mainly with polyester filaments, featuring yarns of different colours in a plain weave broadcloth style. It contains less than 85% artificial staple fibres and is classified under tariff item 5516.23.00.
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 |
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If the fabric is dyed a single uniform colour rather than having yarns of different colours.
Dyed fabrics of artificial staple fibres are classified under a different tariff item.
If the fabric is printed rather than woven from yarns of different colours.
Printed fabrics are classified separately from yarn-dyed fabrics.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify that the acetate staple fibre content is below 85% by weight, as higher content would change the classification
• Ensure the poplin weave is not of square construction if you intend to claim a specific statistical category
• Provide a technical specification sheet to the CBSA for verification
Related Products under Tariff item 5516.23.00
Acetate-Rayon Multi-Color Dress Lining
A lightweight woven lining fabric blending artificial staple rayon with acetate filaments, using yarns of different colors for subtle patterns. It contains less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, with the remainder being man-made filaments, and is classified under tariff item 5516.23.00 as a woven fabric of artificial staple fibres of yarns of different colours.
Acetate-Viscose Printcloth (626)
A printcloth certified under statistical note (626), blending acetate staple with viscose filaments of different colours. It is a plain weave fabric weighing less than 170 g/m² with square construction and over 33 singles per cm², qualifying for tariff item 5516.23.00.
Bamboo-Viscose Multi-Stripe Curtain Fabric
A durable curtain fabric woven from bamboo viscose staples and viscose filaments with multi-stripe yarns of different colours. It contains less than 85% by weight of artificial staple fibres, and the different coloured yarns create the stripe pattern, qualifying it for tariff item 5516.23.00.
Blended Filament Sheeting Fabric 627
A sheeting fabric (627) featuring yarns of different colours, with less than 85% artificial staple fibres mixed solely with man-made filaments. It meets the heavy sheeting definition with a square construction and weight over 170 g/m², qualifying for tariff item 5516.23.00.
Modal-Lycra Checkered Blouse Material
A checkered fabric mixing modal artificial staple fibres with Lycra (elastomeric) filaments, using yarns of different colours for the pattern. With less than 85% artificial staple fibres and the presence of elastomeric filaments, it is classified under tariff item 5516.23.00 as a woven fabric of artificial staple fibres of yarns of different colours.
Multicolor Poly-Viscose Poplin Broadcloth
A broadcloth poplin using polyester filaments and viscose staples with differently coloured yarns creating visual interest. It has less than 85% artificial staple fibres and a non-square plain weave, qualifying for tariff item 5516.23.00.