Combed Alpaca-Merino Wool Gabardine from Mexico
Durable woven gabardine fabric exceeding 340 g/m², combining combed alpaca (fine animal hair) and merino wool at 85%+ total, suited for trousers and uniform jackets. It matches HTS 5112.19.95.30 as a heavyweight 'other' fabric wholly or partly of fine animal hair from defined sources like alpaca.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
35%
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
Import Tips
• Use AWI lab testing for fiber diameter and clean yield to prove 'fine animal hair' per chapter note (b)
• Declare exact g/m² weight with mill certificates; variances can trigger audits
• For special uses like felts, consider bonded entry under US note (d) but verify end-use compliance