Low-Grade Unimproved Wool for Floor Coverings

Unimproved shorn wool not exceeding 46s fineness, in greasy form, designated for floor coverings like carpets. HTS 5101.11.10.00 applies as wool for special uses, with strict bonding and end-use restrictions per US notes. Not carded or combed, qualifying as raw greasy wool.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

5101Same rate: 35%

If degreased or scoured

Degreased wool, even for special uses, moves to 5101.12 as no longer 'greasy'.

5101.11.20.00Same rate: 35%

If certified but finer than 46s

Finer wool, despite certification, uses general shorn wool subheading.

5702.10.10.00Same rate: 35%

If imported as finished floor covering

Kelem, Schumacks or similar hand-hooked wool floor coverings classify in chapter 57.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Document intended use for floor coverings in entry summary; maintain records for bond relief

Avoid pitfall of vegetable matter miscalculation affecting clean yield duties

Related Products under HTS 5101.11.10.00

Unimproved Greasy Shorn Wool for Felting

This is unimproved shorn wool, not finer than 46s, in its greasy condition, certified specifically for use in manufacturing felt products. It falls under HTS 5101.11.10.00 as 'wool for special uses' per US note (d), which requires bonding to ensure use only in enumerated articles like felt. The wool is neither carded nor combed, meeting the chapter's raw fiber classification.

Coarse Greasy Fleece-Washed Wool for Knit Boots

Greasy wool, fleece-washed but not carded or combed, coarser than 46s, certified for heavy fulled knit boots production. Classified under HTS 5101.11.10.00 due to special uses designation requiring bonded entry for restricted manufacturing. Meets definition of shorn wool not finer than 46s per chapter notes.

46s Greasy Wool for Papermakers' Felts

Shorn wool at exactly 46s grade, greasy and uncombed, certified for papermakers' felts. Falls under HTS 5101.11.10.00 for special uses, ensuring bonded use in enumerated industrial felts only. Conforms to clean yield standards in US notes.

Rustic Fleece Wool for Press Cloth

Greasy fleece from shorn sheep, unimproved and not over 46s, for press cloth manufacturing. HTS 5101.11.10.00 designates it as special uses wool with customs bonding required. Raw state excludes carding/combing per heading terms.

Industrial Coarse Wool for Mirror Polishing Felt

Coarse shorn greasy wool ≤46s, certified for pressed felt used in polishing plate and mirror glass. Under HTS 5101.11.10.00 as wool for special uses, subject to bond and end-use enforcement. Meets greasy, unprocessed criteria.

Heavy Lumbermen's Sock Wool Grease

Greasy unimproved shorn wool not finer than 46s, for heavy fulled lumbermen's socks. HTS 5101.11.10.00 covers this special uses category with mandatory bonding. Excludes fine wools per US note definitions.