Noil Silk Habutai Fabric from China
A lightweight, plain-woven fabric made from noil silk, featuring a slightly nubby texture due to short silk fibers. Classified under HTS 5007.10.60.20 as a woven fabric of noil silk, not high-quality organzine or tram, and subject to cotton or man-made fiber restraints. Ideal for blouses, linings, and scarves.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38.9%
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
• Verify noil silk composition via lab tests; must exceed 70% silk waste fibers to qualify under 5007
• Include mill test certificates proving noil origin; subject to textile visa requirements for quotas
• Avoid misclassification as high-end silk (5007.10.20); nubby texture confirms 'other' status