Vicuña-Wool Heavyweight Coating Fabric from China
Luxury coating fabric weighing more than 340 g/m², woven from ultra-fine combed wool yarns ≤18.5 microns mixed with vicuña hair qualifying as fine animal hair. Meets HTS 5112.19.60.30 criteria for high wool/hair content, density, and yarn specs per tariff notes. Primarily for high-end coat linings and shells.
Duty Rate — China → United States
62.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Rare vicuña requires CITES permits alongside HTS docs; declare as fine hair explicitly
• Conduct pre-shipment weight tests; exceeding 410 g/m² may trigger special handling