Unbleached 100% Mulberry Silk Plain Weave Fabric from China
This is a plain woven fabric made from unbleached mulberry silk yarn, retaining the natural color of the silk fibers without bleaching, dyeing, or printing. It falls under HTS 5007.90.60.90 as a woven silk fabric that is 'other' not specifically provided for elsewhere in heading 5007, specifically unbleached per subheading note (a). Used primarily for high-end linings and custom tailoring.
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 yarn meets unbleached definition under subheading note (a); test for natural fiber color and absence of bleaching agents
• Provide mill test certificates confirming 100% silk composition to avoid reclassification under man-made fibers