Dorset Down Wool (40.5s Fineness) from China
Degreased shorn Dorset Down wool precisely at 40.5s fineness, uncombed and degreased only, fitting 'other wool finer than 40s but not finer than 44s' in HTS 5101.21.3000. Complies with clean yield standards excluding vegetable matter.
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
• Conduct alcohol extraction test for 1.5% removable material as per clean yield formula
• Declare exact breed and fineness; generic 'wool' invites scrutiny under hierarchy
• Monitor vegetable matter (max allowance 60% in yield calc) to avoid undervaluation claims