Merino Carded Wool Tops from Germany
Merino carded wool tops are fine wool fibers processed through carding machines to align them into a continuous web or sliver, ready for spinning into yarn. Classified under HTS 5105.10.00.00 as carded wool, which refers to wool that has been carded but not combed, meeting the chapter definition of natural fiber grown by sheep with a clean yield basis.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide laboratory certification of clean yield as per US note (b) to qualify for the specified duty rate; discrepancies can lead to duty adjustments
• Declare exact wool type (e.g
• Merino) and ensure no vegetable matter exceeds allowable limits to prevent classification as greasy wool