Grey Silk Waste Spun Yarn for Weaving from China
Grey yarn manufactured from garnetted silk waste stock, containing 87% silk waste and exhibiting indeterminate color as defined in subheading note (a)(ii) for HTS 5005.00.00.10. Not bleached, dyed, or printed, this industrial product is cone-wound for power looms producing silk shantung fabric. The rough texture comes from imperfect waste fibers.
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
• Photographic evidence of 'indeterminate color' before/after soap washing demonstrates compliance with grey yarn definition
• Specify denier and twist construction in commercial invoices to differentiate from sewing thread classifications
• For delustered man-made fiber blends under 15%, note titanium dioxide treatment doesn't affect silk waste dominance