Merino Fleece Wool Greasy from China
Greasy Merino wool fleece finer than 58s, shorn directly from sheep and not carded or combed, containing natural lanolin and impurities. Classified under HTS 5101.19.6060 as greasy wool other than fleece-washed, with fineness suitable for high-quality apparel yarns. The clean yield is calculated based on official chapter definitions excluding vegetable matter and foreign impurities.
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
• Obtain laboratory certification of wool fineness (finer than 58s) and clean yield prior to entry to avoid reclassification
• File bonds if intending use as 'wool for special uses' under US notes
• Declare actual greasy weight and compute duties on clean kg as per chapter definitions