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5201.00.18.00/Short Staple Recycled Gin Waste Cotton/Mexico

Short Staple Recycled Gin Waste Cotton from Mexico

Clean gin motes and waste cleaned to raw lint quality, staple under 28.575 mm, not carded, used as economical cotton substitute. Falls in HTS 5201.00.18.00 when meeting raw cotton criteria excluding quota types.

Duty Rate — Mexico → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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Import Tips

• Prove gin waste cleaned to virgin lint equivalent via fiber analysis; high FM% risks waste classification

• Label clearly as cleaned motes