Combed Vicuna Wool Coating Fabric
Luxury heavyweight fabric over 340 g/m² woven from combed vicuna (fine hair from South American camelids) with high wool content, used for high-end outerwear and capes. Classified under HTS 5112.19.95.30 for its 'wholly or in part of fine animal hair' status, combed processing, and exceeding 85% wool/fine hair by weight.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If not containing fine animal hair
Absence of fine hair like vicuna moves to other 5112.19 subheadings for pure wool fabrics.
If knitted rather than woven
Knitted pile fabrics of wool/fine hair are in Chapter 60, not woven Chapter 51.
If coated or laminated with plastics
Textile fabrics impregnated or coated shift to Chapter 59 for surface-treated materials.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Obtain CITES permits if vicuna content exceeds de minimis, as it's regulated fine animal hair
• Document commercial cleaning yield per US notes to substantiate clean kg for duty calculation
• Avoid common pitfall of misdeclaring as apparel fabric; ensure entry as unfinished woven material
Related Products under HTS 5112.19.95.30
Combed Cashmere Wool Tweed Fabric
This heavy woven fabric, weighing over 340 g/m², is made from combed cashmere (fine animal hair from Kashmir goats) blended with at least 85% wool or fine hair, ideal for luxury suiting and overcoats. It falls under HTS 5112.19.95.30 due to its high weight, combed wool/fine hair composition exceeding 85%, and classification as other woven fabrics not specified elsewhere in the heading.
Combed Alpaca-Merino Wool Gabardine
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.
Combed Angora Rabbit Wool Flannel
Soft, heavyweight flannel fabric over 340 g/m² from combed Angora rabbit hair (fine animal hair) and wool, perfect for vests and linings. Falls under HTS 5112.19.95.30 for combed fine hair content >85% total, high weight, and as unspecified woven fabric.
Combed Llama Wool Suiting Twill
Heavy twill weave fabric over 340 g/m² from combed llama fine hair and wool, for tailored suits and sport coats. Classified in HTS 5112.19.95.30 for combed fine animal hair part, weight, and 85%+ wool/hair composition.
Combed Yak Wool Blanket Fabric
Thick woven fabric >340 g/m² of combed yak hair (fine animal hair) and wool, designed for throws and bedding covers. HTS 5112.19.95.30 applies to its heavyweight, high fine hair/wool content, and 'other' category excluding specific patterns.