Hand-Woven Alpaca Wool Scarf Fabric from China
This hand-woven fabric is made from 100% carded alpaca fine animal hair on a narrow loom less than 76 cm wide, containing over 85% fine hair by weight. It is ideal for crafting luxury scarves and shawls, classified under HTS 5111.19.20.00 due to its hand-woven construction and specific dimensions. The high fine hair content ensures it falls within the chapter's definitions for fine animal hair from alpaca.
Duty Rate — China → United States
45%
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
• Verify clean yield documentation as per US notes to confirm 85%+ wool/fine hair content and avoid reclassification
• Include certificates proving hand-woven origin and loom width under 76 cm to qualify for this specific subheading
• Beware of machine-woven imitations; improper declaration leads to higher duties under 5111.19.60