Pineapple Leaf Fiber (PALF) from China
Pineapple leaf fiber, or PALF, is a stiff, hairy vegetable fiber extracted from pineapple plant leaves, used in handicrafts and composite materials. It is classified in HTS 1404.90.10.00 as 'vegetable hair' for its coarse, hair-like vegetable origin, not further processed into yarns.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Submit extraction process documentation proving minimal mechanical treatment to retain raw vegetable hair status
• Ensure fibers are not decorticated to yarn-ready state, which would move to bast fiber headings