Combed Wool Gabardine Fabric from China
This is a tightly woven combed wool fabric weighing 240 g/m², containing 90% wool and 10% nylon for durability. It falls under HTS 5112.19.95.40 as it is a woven fabric of combed wool exceeding 85% wool content and under 270 g/m². Commonly used for suiting and trousers due to its smooth finish and crease resistance.
Duty Rate — China → United States
60%
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 content via lab testing to confirm ≥85% wool as per Chapter 51 notes
• Provide mill test certificates documenting fiber composition and weight per m²
• Avoid misclassification as apparel fabric; ensure declaration as 'other' woven fabric