Low-Grade Rambouillet Greasy Wool for Papermakers' Felts from China
Unimproved Rambouillet greasy wool coarser than 46s, designated for papermakers' felts production under special uses bond. HTS 5101.19.1000 applies to this not carded/combed, greasy wool meeting US clean yield and certification rules. Ideal for press cloths in paper industry due to its coarse fiber properties.
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
• Bond must specify papermakers' felts use; relief possible if transferred to another bonded entity
• Document absolute clean content and vegetable matter for yield calc per US note (b)
• Pitfall: ash content over 0.5% may invalidate clean yield claim