Unwashed Cashmere Goat Down from China
Natural undercoat fiber from Kashmir (cashmere) goats in unwashed condition, free of carding or combing, classified as fine animal hair per chapter definitions. This 'other' category under 5102.11.90.00 applies to raw fiber not specifically degreased. Clean yield determination accounts for moisture, alcohol-soluble material, and ash per US note (b).
Duty Rate — China → United States
39%
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
• Submit affidavits confirming not carded/combed and Kashmir origin; calculate clean yield with accredited lab tests
• Watch for common pitfalls like undeclared processing that shifts to 5101