Merino Wool Combed Top from Mexico
Merino wool combed top is fine wool fiber processed through combing to align fibers and remove short ones, resulting in a continuous sliver used in worsted yarn spinning. It falls under HTS 5105.29.00.00 as 'other combed wool' excluding wool tops, typically for high-quality apparel yarns. This clean yield wool meets chapter definitions for wool grown by sheep.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
13.1%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify clean yield documentation as per US notes to avoid duty adjustments; declare exact wool type (e.g
• Merino) for proper classification; bond may be required if resembling special uses wool