Non-Woven Paper Lab Booties from China
Disposable booties from non-woven paper pulp sheets, cut and folded for laboratory personnel to cover shoes and reduce dust transfer. Ideal for chemistry and biology labs. Classified in HTS 4823.90.86.20 as statistical note 2 shoe covers of paper or cellulose fibers.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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 non-woven fiber analysis to confirm >50% cellulose for proper heading 48 placement
• Use ISF filings early for lab supply chains
• Pitfall: confusing with spunbond polypropylene, which is 3926