44s Australian Merino Greasy Fleece
Premium greasy fleeces from Australian Merino, 44s grade (23.5 microns), not carded/combed. Classed in HTS 5101.19.4000 for 40s-44s greasy wool, suited for mirror polishing felts. Clean yield accounts for 1.5% alcohol-solubles.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If scoured and carbonized
Scoured and carbonized (clean as entered) wools go to 5105.21.
If semi-worsted processed
Yarn-making processes beyond greasy classify under Chapter 51 yarns.
If human hair blend
Blends with human hair exclude from wool definitions per chapter notes.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Use USDA-equivalent certs for foreign matter; bond for special uses like floor coverings
• Pitfall: selling for non-enumerated uses incurs regular duties (US note (d)(iv))
Related Products under HTS 5101.19.40.00
44s Merino Greasy Wool
Greasy wool from Merino sheep with a fineness grade of 44s (diameter around 23-24 microns), not carded or combed, in its raw fleece-washed state. Classified under HTS 5101.19.4000 as 'other wool, finer than 40s but not finer than 44s' within unimproved or coarse wools not exceeding 46s. Used primarily for weaving into apparel fabrics or felts.
43s Corriedale Fleece-Washed Wool
Fleece-washed Corriedale wool graded 43s (about 24 microns), greasy including impurities, neither carded nor combed. Fits HTS 5101.19.4000 for wool finer than 40s but not finer than 44s, suitable for knitting heavy socks or floor coverings. Sold in clean kg basis for tariff purposes.
42s Rambouillet Greasy Wool Bale
Bales of greasy Rambouillet wool at 42s fineness (25 microns average), raw and uncombed for industrial processing. HTS 5101.19.4000 applies to this medium-fine greasy wool (40s-44s range), often used in press cloths or papermakers' felts. Moisture and vegetable matter factored into clean yield calculation.
41s Border Leicester Wool Clips
Greasy wool clips from Border Leicester sheep, graded 41s (26 microns), unprocessed greasy state. Under HTS 5101.19.4000 as finer than 40s/not finer than 44s, for felt or heavy knit boot production. Ash and alcohol-extractable content tested for clean yield.
40.5s Merino X Crossbred Wool
Crossbred greasy wool (Merino x other breeds) precisely at 40.5s fineness, fleece-washed but greasy, uncombed. HTS 5101.19.4000 covers this 'other wool' grade finer than 40s up to 44s, ideal for lumbermen's socks. Vegetable matter deduction applied per tariff notes.