Formex Papermaking Wire Cloth from Mexico
An endless woven textile fabric designed for high-speed papermaking machines, weighing under 650 g/m², used as a forming wire to support pulp slurry during paper sheet formation. This technical textile is critical for the wet end of paper machines, providing the necessary support and drainage for efficient sheet formation. It falls under tariff item 5911.31.00 as a textile product of a kind used for technical purposes in paper-making machines.
Duty Rate — Mexico → Canada
Import Tips
• Classify the product correctly as a forming wire for papermaking, not as a general textile, to ensure the correct duty rate applies
• Keep documentation showing the fabric's end-use in paper machines and its weight per square meter for CBSA verification
• Consider consulting a customs broker familiar with textile classifications to avoid delays